Fall is in the air and NDD

I saw my oncologist yesterday and bloodwork showed NDD - no disease detected!!  Woo hoo!!
Dr. K told me I would be keeping port in for another year and half.  Yuk but I will deal with it.
I love going to see Dr. K and his staff.  I gave the copies of my story in the Fort Mill Magazine and Breast Cancer wellness magazine - I am still so excited I got my story and photos published in both.
Walking home I took some photos of the leaves on the ground - I don't get to see the colors change the way I would if I lived in South Carolina but I do get to see some.  I need to plan a trip to NJ to visit my friend Susan so I can see the leaves at GFS changing or the ones in Princeton.

In eight days I leave for my Photo retreat with the Shutter Sisters.  I am so excited - I need the 5 days of photo taking and sisterhood.  Warm weather will be good too.  Palm trees and cool signs - I am looking forward to taking photos.


Other photos from this week.......

Shoes and Flowers

I took some shoes home from the photo studio at work yesterday and when I got home I took photos of them with flowers.  I always love to shoot flowers and shoes that intrigue me - when I can combine the 2 it really makes me happy. 

 

 

I also decided to get creative with my apple and a bottle I bought one Halloween

Pine cones were next to be photographed.   I think I am getting my photo mojo back just in time for the Shutter Sister Oasis Camp on October 20

the color Orange

the Shutter sisters are doing colors this month so I am trying to keep up 

these are my favorite shoes for the summer - the color is burnt orange and I wear them as much as I can to add a splash of color to my life - by the way I love wearing blue jeans too!!!!

this is one of my cat clients that I house sit for - he is one handsome fellow

I have a post on Shutter Sisters

Awesome to find my "Art is my weapon" in Pink on the Shutter Sister site today.

As a photographer living with Breast Cancer - I was diagnosed in May of 2011 in which a sore left breast and a swollen lymph node led to 2 needle biopsies, a lumpectomy, 8 wicked chemo treatments, 5days a week for 7 weeks of radiation and a lot of photos.

I have been told many times that I am not your typical breast cancer patient and I think that’s true. I didn’t let the word Cancer or being sick beat me. I attacked it head on with my camera in hand! My camera has been my partner in crime since I was a child and it's always helped me through the ups and downs life throws at me. My passion for photography is what helped me through this journey and what will continue to help me. I never thought pink was my color until my diagnoses but since then, I have been wearing more pink and playing with pink in my images.

The stencil art on 7th Avenue in Manhattan stated exactly what I feel; "Art is my Weapon". Photography is my weapon. I added a pink color tint to it to really represent me right now.