2021-05-27 10:00
Hello, friends! I'm popping in for a rare blog update because I've got some BIG changes to share with you. Here they are, in a handy nutshell:
As more and more people get vaccinated (hooray… Read More
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2021-01-23 11:00
Hello, friends!
Here's hoping this finds you happy, cozy, and well. It's so good to have the clean slate of 2021, isn't it?!
As somebody who is firmly entrenched in social media (reluctan… Read More
2020-03-25 00:07
My goodness, these are very strange and unsettling days. Are you doing okay out there? (Or "in there," I should say.) My new wake-up time seems to be 3 a.m., not ideal by any stretch, but… Read More
2020-02-16 00:29
I DID IT! I finally put the finishing touches on my totally FREE guide to my 20 favorite phone apps!
These are the 20 apps I most rely on to make my pictures POP. Yes, I know I'm always s… Read More
2019-12-28 11:00
Happiest, Merriest, Warmest Tidings to you, my long-lost friends!
WOW. It's been over a year since I last shared a blog post with you. It honestly doesn't seem like it's been that long beca… Read More
2018-11-29 05:03
I know, I know... it's been ages since I've posted here at the blog. That's because I've become very selective about what, when, and why I'm sharing with the online world. (I've been movin… Read More
2018-07-07 09:45
Happy Summer, friends!
(And Happy Winter, Down-Under friends!)
I'm soooooo thrilled to announce that my brand-new online photography course is now OPEN for enrollment! This will be my sev… Read More
2018-05-03 16:03
Spring is here, at long last! When we were still getting snow in April (!), it seemed like spring would never spring. But -- lo and behold! -- here it is, fresh and aromatic, warm and blos… Read More
2018-03-24 11:56
I'm popping in for a mid-March visit at the blog because I just had to share some snapshots -- all unretouched! -- of a recent trip we took to Cape Cod. In case you didn't know, Cape Cod i… Read More
2018-02-17 05:02
When a bitter, unforgiving wind is clattering the windowpanes and the street looks like a pure sheet of ice, I can't help thinking that hibernation is a very good idea which humans have mi… Read More
2018-01-09 05:02
"Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Although I lost my status as a Night Owl years ago when I became a parent, I'm not always a Morning Lark eith… Read More
2017-12-13 05:02
I know, I know. It's been FOREVER since I've published a blog post here. But I didn't want to close out 2017 without wishing you the sweetest, brightest, healthiest, happiest new year… Read More
2017-11-01 04:02
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." -- Albert Camus
It seems like it was just a couple of weeks ago that I was floating along dreamily in a swimming pool, gazing up… Read More
2017-09-15 04:02
I seem to have fallen into a natural pattern at this blog of posting only once per month, and let me tell you something: It feels good.
It's not as if nothing is happening in my life. I ju… Read More
2017-08-11 17:16
Honestly, I don't know where the summer days go. They seem so long and hazy-dreamy while we're in the middle of them, and then all of a sudden, the calendar says we're in mid-August… Read More
2017-07-22 00:16
Due to a big electrical storm that thundered through town on Monday night, we were without Internet service for five days. Being set adrift in a hyper-connected world was, in turns… Read More
2017-06-29 16:46
Just last weekend, I had the immense honor of being hired to shoot the 2nd birthday party of a dear friend's daughter in New York City. When I arrived, the guest of honor was adorably todd… Read More
2017-06-09 17:00
WOW. It's so loud out there lately, isn't it? All of the world noise--I mean news--has made me even more grateful that we adopted these two little cuties for my daughter's tenth birthday th… Read More
2017-05-25 19:00
As a photographer, I practically live for these opportunities: historical mansions opening up their doors and gardens for the general public to nose around for the day. There's an annual f… Read More
2017-05-12 15:59
I DID IT! I finally put the finishing touches on my brand-new, totally FREE guide to my 20 favorite phone apps, and I'm officially releasing it later today! (Did I mention that it's FREE?)… Read More
2017-04-28 01:00
Oh my goodness, dear friends, I've been in such a whirling head-space these past few months. I've been heavily tinkering with my entire "creative toolbox", trying to streamline all of the n… Read More
2017-04-15 04:02
Hello, friends! I hope you're enjoying weather that's as lovely as it is here in my neck of the woods. To put a little springy step into your weekend, here are a few things I really loved t… Read More
2017-03-31 04:02
At breakfast today, while turning the page of an incredibly good book (to be revealed here in the coming weeks), I looked up and saw it. A basket in the corner, catching the morning light… Read More
2017-03-17 04:02
Hello there, friends!
My calendar tells me that spring begins officially this Monday, March 20, even though I'm looking at nearly two feet of snow outside the window right now! I hope that… Read More
2017-03-04 05:02
Much to my family's chagrin, I don't ski and have no desire to start. So whenever we head up to Killington, Vermont (which we've been doing regularly for the past three years), there's an… Read More
2017-02-17 05:02
As somebody who has lived in the northeastern United States my whole life (four different states, but still: the same region), I can get a little bit jaded when it comes to snow. This migh… Read More
2017-01-28 19:38
If you've been reading this blog for a while now, you might recall that I am not naturally good at relaxing. It takes a concerted effort for me to unwind, and it takes me a good two days i… Read More
2017-01-19 05:02
I love fog. Clearly, I'm not alone. Instagram is rife with hashtags for foggy photos. #Sombrescapes has over 215,000 posts so far, but the plain and simple #fog is the hands-down winner wi… Read More
2017-01-06 01:27
When I opened the curtains this morning, my gaze fell upon three very old glass bottles that I picked up at a local antique store a few months ago to use as vases. I wondered: Whose hands… Read More
2016-12-30 05:02
One last "hello!" to you on the penultimate day of 2016. ("Penultimate" has long been one of my favorite words, ever since studying for the SAT way-back-when.) To send you on your merry wa… Read More
2016-12-23 15:38
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Wonderful Weekend Wishes to you!
I got the best present yesterday. I was buying some bottles of wine for last-minute gifts and the cashier actually ask… Read More
2016-12-14 04:28
It's been a really rough year to have a blog with "Joyfully" in its name, let me tell you! Among other less-than-pleasant events, 2016 began with the death of David Bowie, then trudged on… Read More
2016-12-09 05:02
I don't know about you, but I'm always "all ears" when good books are up for discussion, whether I'm chatting with a friend or just standing in the check-out line, overhearing bookworms. I'… Read More
2016-12-01 17:52
As I type this, I'm listening to the soundtrack of "Hamilton" (good stuff!) and gazing out the window at a warm, sunny day. Snowless in December is not how I remember the last month of the… Read More
2016-11-18 05:02
Time to share a few lovely things that have lifted me up this past week. Please pass them on; now's the time to share the love, don't you think?
Super-easy mindfulness exercises from Thich… Read More
2016-11-10 01:21
I don't like to get political; this is not that kind of blog. But I'd feel like a fraud if I pretended all was joyful in my house today. Tears have been shed, probably not the last. It all… Read More
2016-11-03 01:30
Six more days 'til it's over! I don't know about you but I'm doing everything I can to limit the crazed bombardment of news and avoid any discussion of "the E-word."
My escapist plan incl… Read More
2016-10-28 04:04
"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." -- Benjamin Franklin
I'm popping in before the week is out just to say… Read More
2016-10-21 01:00
Today I find myself without the right words to send "out there" into the world, so I will retreat behind my lens and leave the wise words to the experts. (Remember: Just breathe...)
"Live… Read More
2016-10-14 04:02
My goodness, the trees seem to be having a raucous ticker-tape parade right now! To celebrate the cheerful new season, I rounded up some of my favorite finds this week. Enjoy and kindly sh… Read More
2016-10-06 18:15
Two mornings ago, I was walking the velvety-eared Delilah when we were stopped short in our tracks by a fawn crossing the road. There it was, between the sunbeams--so peaceful and pure.
I… Read More
2016-09-29 04:02
I set out the door this morning on a quest for perfect autumn leaves. (Why? For "Leaf Portraits" of course!)
But over and over again, I found myself falling in love with the "imperfect" o… Read More
2016-09-23 01:17
"Green Eyes" by Sharon Selberg, Oregon
As much as I love sharing my own thoughts and images with you here, there's something so sweetly uplifting about sharing the photographs of my student… Read More
2016-09-15 17:30
Confession: My mind has been a jumbled mess lately.
Between school starting for the kids, new photography courses in the works, and a constant barrage of depressing world headlines, I've b… Read More
2016-09-08 16:07
I love, love, LOVE weddings--I got married twice myself. (Same husband--a ceremony with all the friends and family, and six years later, a small, traditional Jewish wedding after I convert… Read More
2016-08-26 03:11
I've just gotten back from a week in Maine with my family and I think I've broken a new personal record for total number of vacation photos taken! (Major thanks to my husband for his near-s… Read More
2016-08-13 04:01
I'm just guessing, but I bet I wasn't the only one whose parents warned them often and in no uncertain terms, "Don't talk to strangers!" In fact, I've been known to tell my own kids the ver… Read More
2016-08-04 16:40
My goodness...it's so LOUD out there, isn't it?
I need the stillness of the early morning even more now. I need to know there really are peaceful things in the world, things not yelling and… Read More
2016-07-28 02:00
Out in the garden this morning, I found a tiny bird's nest, no larger than the palm of my hand.
I always love to discover a bird's nest--not that it happens often, but I've found a small s… Read More
2016-07-22 04:02
Hello there and a very happy weekend to you!
I'm currently teaching a photography course and taking another one, so I'm going to cut right to the chase: Here are some interesting and insig… Read More
2016-07-15 02:00
[Before I begin: I've always hated the telephone, except from about 7th to 10th grade, when it was somehow exciting to talk about nothing much on the phone with my friends. I think of my c… Read More
2016-07-07 15:32
It's a common plight of writers--of all artists, really: We never know with 100% certainty which work will resonate with people.
Which work will draw the "right kind" of reactions? ("Righ… Read More
2016-07-01 01:27
After last week's post about my summer reading list, I received all kinds of wonderful emails and messages from friends near and far who wanted to tell me (a.) they were looking forward to… Read More
2016-06-24 15:48
The lazy, hazy days of summer are finally here and I, for one, am VERY happy about that!
Today, despite my admittedly daunting to-do list, I'm taking the kids to the beach for the first ti… Read More
2016-06-17 04:15
Hello there, and Happy Weekend!
I'm midway through teaching my newest e-course, Beyond Auto Mode: How to Really Work Your DSLR Camera, and I have to say I am SO happily overwhelmed by how t… Read More
2016-06-08 16:22
Today I am writing you a permission slip, if you think you really need it. (You don't).
It's your ticket to letting yourself relax, care less about what some people think of you, and notic… Read More
2016-06-02 16:01
"Blue makes my heart go mellow..." sings my eight-year-old daughter in lullaby-style from her bedroom, where she is playing with a selection of her stuffed animals, pretending to be their m… Read More
2016-06-02 16:01
"Blue makes my heart go mellow..." sings my eight-year-old daughter in lullaby-style from her bedroom, where she is playing with a selection of her stuffed animals, pretending to be their m… Read More
2016-05-26 00:30
About a month ago, I invited two local friends over to my house for dinner to thank them for their extraordinary support. Lisa and Meredith not only have taken all of my online photography… Read More
2016-05-19 00:30
The title of this post is a quote from Horace (Roman poet in a toga). I saw it today on Instagram and let me tell you this: Horace hits the nail squarely on the head.
With the schoo… Read More
2016-05-13 03:18
The clear blue skies of May are here at last! I think we're appreciating them all the more, after the soaking rains of the past couple of weeks. To start off your weekend on a sunny note, h… Read More
2016-05-05 16:08
My goodness, it's been a very soggy May so far! All of the pink and white blossoms on the trees are raining down along with the actual rain. Pardon me while I wring myself out...
In between… Read More
2016-04-28 17:28
Well, she did it: My great aunt just celebrated her 104th birthday. (Nope, not a typo: one-zero-four.) So we packed up the car and the kids and drove for five hours (in bumper-to-bumper tr… Read More
2016-04-22 03:01
I'm so happy to tell you that my "globe-trotting friend" Michael Graziano is back from another extraordinary adventure abroad and once again, he's very kindly letting me share it with you… Read More
2016-04-22 03:01
I'm so happy to tell you that my "globe-trotting friend" Michael Graziano is back from another extraordinary adventure abroad and once again, he's very kindly letting me share it with you… Read More
2016-04-15 04:02
Happy Friday to you! Here are just a few of the fine things I found worth sharing this week. Enjoy and kindly share them...
Green Time over Screen Time for happier, healthier kids
I cannot… Read More
2016-04-08 01:30
"It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning." -- Vincent van Gogh
Yesterday I woke up to the sound of a woodpecker, which (if I'm being… Read More
2016-04-01 04:02
Hello there, and "Happy Spring" to you! I've been welcoming the new season with lots and LOTS of posy pictures, like the one above from my Instagram gallery. (I'm @ joy_sussman if you're a… Read More
2016-03-23 01:01
"Dan D. Lion" by Lisa Epstein, New Jersey
"The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."
&n&helli…Read More
2016-03-23 01:01
"Dan D. Lion" by Lisa Epstein, New Jersey
"The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."
&n&helli…Read More
2016-03-10 11:57
I woke up this morning just before 4:30--not on purpose, but I didn't go back to sleep. It was still dark outside; not even the birds were up yet. A perfectly quiet house, almost surprising… Read More
2016-03-02 05:02
"Screen Kisses" by Eve Greene, Florida
It's that time of year again and I'm SO excited! Once a year, I teach a special online photography course called "The Charm of Children: How to… Read More
2016-02-25 18:04
Last week, our family was back on the slopes of Killington, Vermont--or rather, they were on the slopes and I was firmly down on the ground, exploring old bookstores and snapping pict… Read More
2016-02-18 05:02
As I type this post, I can hear the super-low baritone of the wind, howling through the trees behind our house. It's been such a chilly week here; I guess this is payback for our unseasona… Read More
2016-02-11 04:24
"These days run away like horses over the hill..."
That's the line of a song* I tuned right into this morning, singing it to myself without even realizing I was singing, in t… Read More
2016-02-04 18:29
"Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow..." -- The Talmud
In equal parts, I love and hate the feeling of having too many projects goi… Read More
2016-01-29 06:33
There's something about getting deluged with over two feet of snow, courtesy of Winter Storm Jonas, that makes a person slow down and become more reflective. That, and losing one of the wor… Read More
2016-01-22 05:02
Hello there, and Brrrrrrrr! Those of us in the northeastern U.S. are bracing for the first really big snowstorm of the season this weekend. (While it was somewhat pleasant to have an unsea… Read More
2016-01-14 17:52
You don't need me to tell you that "time flies."
We've all heard it. We all know it.
But when you have children, time seems to fly supersonically.
Like a film fast-forwarded, burning up the… Read More
2016-01-07 05:02
I think it's a rare and wonderful thing to live for decades on this planet and still come across an entirely new food, one I've never seen before, practically shouting out my name at the lo… Read More
2015-12-30 02:19
Last week, I drove alone through three states, to and from a funeral. My cousin had died, at age 63, of lung cancer. She had an unusual life, but it's not mine to share with you here… Read More
2015-12-17 05:03
Self-Portrait by Amy Jo Kellington, Fremont, California
It's showtime again!
I think my very favorite things to publish here at Joyfully Green are these "exhibiti… Read More
2015-12-11 05:02
Hello and happiest holiday wishes to you, whatever you choose to celebrate!
In the bustling midst of the season, I find myself repeatedly seeking out breathing room, space to be alone, far… Read More
2015-12-03 05:02
It's been very quiet around this blogspace lately, hasn't it? That's because I've been feverishly organizing my life. Planning out courses. Clearing out clutter. Reducing distractions. Mak… Read More
2015-11-20 04:27
First: I'm not an expert on Paris. I've been there only twice in my life. But as anybody who has ever been to Paris will tell you, it leaves an indelible impression on you.
While Rome is ea… Read More
2015-11-13 05:02
Before I dive into some fun finds for the weekend, let me just say I'm having a BLAST lately working with scans of old photographs that I took during "the film age." (You know, before every… Read More
2015-11-05 05:02
I'm in the midst of taking a blogging course from the ever-inspiring Susannah Conway and much of it involves being more open about our lives through our writing. So, taking one of the writi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
With springtime finally springing upon us, I gathered a few of my favorite recent reads about seeing the world from a different perspective: From photo-blogger Kim at Thinking Through My Len… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"That's fascinating," says my six-year-old daughter from the back seat as we drive home from the bus stop this morning. She's under the weather and staying home with me today; we just droppe… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This will hardly be a "News Flash" to my family, but I'm not the most patient person in the world. So, it's really, reeeeeally hard for me to wait until summer (July 14, to be exact) to star… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Before I introduce you to some wise words for the weekend, I wanted to let you know that I'm hard at work planning my next photography e-course. The first course, which ended last Friday, wa… Read More
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