About Naomi Figueroa Photography

Traveling. Farmer‘s markets. Changing of seasons. Latin America. Cooking. The color blue (definitely not pink). Maine. Fresh fruits and veggies. Photography. Big dogs (if you‘re going to be a dog, be a DOG). Writing. The smell of pine trees. Jesus. Teenagers. Speaking Spanish (or trying, at least). Learning. Fair trade coffee. Dancing salsa with my husband. Nature. Family.

Just a few snippets of my life, but it all comes out in my photography because it is part of who I am. The why of everything I do is to bring glory to God. He is the ultimate Creative and the reason that we have this wonderful gift of being able to create, whether our medium is art or language or technology or music.

I‘m so glad you stopped by my blogsite. I hope you‘ll enjoy exploring a bit. Leave some love in the comments, or send me a note on the contact page! :D

Tag: ‘Personal’



Refresh

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Detach. Turn off the noise. Simplify. Slow down. Disconnect. Get rid of distractions.

Sometime during December, I began to feel such an uneasiness and unrest in my spirit. I felt like I was drowning in the noise and chaos of technology. Distractions from the things I really desired to be spending my time on, instead spending time on my computer without any real purpose. I knew that I wanted January to be a month of disconnecting, slowing things down, and focusing on the things I enjoy doing–reading, writing, spending time with God and with my husband, making photographs. It’s so easy to become distracted by technology, and I find that it quickly eats up my time if I let it (and much of the time, I do).

Here’s to the rest of the month of respite, a clear mind, a little adventure, and hopefully a focus back on the most important things.

Highs and Lamesauce

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

It’s been awhile since my last highs and lamesauce post, and I just had the amazing urge to write one. But, since I didn’t feel like writing an introduction, here’s my post…. ;)

Highs from the past little while:

–Vacation! Oh, sweet, lovely, wonderful vacation. We went to Virginia for 5 days and stayed in a lovely cabin in the mountains with the most beautiful view. And then I soaked it up and had a “stay-at-home” vacation for a week after that. :) Two weeks off leaves one feeling very refreshed.

–Making a video for a contest with Rich and our dog Sabana. And having Sabana off leash (and off collar!). I can’t believe how well-behaved she’s gotten (though she still has her moments). Oh, it’s wonderful!

–Learning. Oh, I am devouring this book about flash, and I feel so alive and refreshed with how much I’m learning! It just makes me smile.

–The man on my street who was walking his cat this morning. OFF LEASH. Now that’s impressive. 100 points to you, Mr. Cat Walker. And 10 bonus points because you had a bag to clean up after him.

–Being challenged by 40 days of prayer. Oh, I think this one deserves its own post…but let’s just say that God never ceases to amaze me, and I want to always be challenged and changed by Him.

–When my dog lays like this.

‘Nuff said.

–Bunny rabbits. I’ve given them a shout out before, but they’re just so darn cute. Sabana thinks so, too. I think that’s why she chases them.

Totally Lamesauce….

–Temperature: 104. Feels like: 114. Yeah, I wasn’t cut out for extreme heat. (Perhaps if I were sitting in the shade of a lovely palm tree, looking out at a tropical, white sand beach. But not in Northeastern US. Blech.)

–T.M.I. in public–> Customer: “Did you know they make Pepto-Bismol tablets?” Employee: “No, I didn’t. That’s interesting.” Customer: “Yeah, I just got some. They’re working well!”

–A 2 hour waterfall hike on our vacation turning into 8 hours. It got its own post.

–Unpacking suitcases. Why is it always so much harder than packing them???

As always, friends, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read! <3

The Big One

Monday, February 28th, 2011

mountain hiking nature

When I was a girl, our family vacations consisted of going camping every summer, which included such adventures as biking, canoeing, swimming, going for drives to look for moose, exploring waterfalls, white-water rafting, and, of course, hiking. Ahh, hiking…there was nothing quite as lovely as reaching the top of a tall peak after a strenuous hike, enjoying a sandwich and a Diet Coke, with my dad reciting their old slogan “Just for the taste of it!” Each and every hike, I inevitably reached a point of exhaustion, and my daddy would hoist me up on his shoulders and carry me. Every hike.

Then one day it came time for the Big One. I’m not just talking “big-to-a-9-year-old-girl.” I’m talking, Maine’s highest peak, the northern point of the Appalachian Trail, considered to be one of the toughest climbs in New England and possibly the most difficult on the Appalachian Trail. And we weren’t just going to climb it, we were going to climb one peak, cross Knife’s Edge to get to another peak, and climb down. It was the Big One.

I’m not sure if I was just a little more grown up, or if it was my pink T-shirt that read “Don’t Give Up!” in fabric-painted letters…but I wanted to do this one on my own. We had a long hike up to one of the 5 peaks of the mountain, then began our trek across the Knife’s Edge. We finally made it across the jagged stone path when my dad asked me if he could carry me. I didn’t need him to…I could do it by myself (which, coincidentally, was my slogan from the time I was 2). I was big enough and strong enough to make it, and I had the endurance I would need to make it on my own.

I’ve learned now that what made that hike so special was not how strong or brave I was, nor how much I could brag about my accomplishments. Rather, it was the precious time spent with my family and memories that I’ll never be able to go back and change.

That was the last hike I remember with my dad. I’m so glad I wasn’t too stubborn to let him carry me that day.

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