Enjoyment

This month has been one that we have had so much rain. On Tuesday evening the creator held back the rain and we took some beautiful shots of beauty and people enjoying it. MDR

What do you see?

Every cloud has it own unique shape and from moment to moment the shape seem to change to something else. The children and I were walking on Tuesday evening and we were observing the clouds. The children were saying what each cloud shape appeared to look like to them. We came to one conclusion no two children saw the same thing. What do you see when you take a really hard look at them? MDR

As I took these pictures I began to see that the children in the pictures joined together with one purpose in mind, to have fun. When looking out with your natural eyes we see children playing. But what I see is generation of work coming down to this one moment. We have children from different countries and cultures together not being American, African, Mexican, Haitian or etc (not being where they came from). They are all, without a doubt, being children .

God' great canvas

The sky is God's great canvas and on it he paints what he wants. Take a look at these clouds and the formation they make. As you know it rained just about eveyday this past week. On some days we had beautiful moments of sunshine and within minutes they were interupted by spring showers. It is a reminder that out of all we may feel that we control, there is a higher power that control's it all. MDR

On Friday, my daugther and I were walking along beside city hall and we just happen to be in the right place at the right time. A young man asked us to come inand be a part of this gathering. This is a group of school cleaner fighting to keep out dirty budget cut and possible save some jobs. MDR

Memorial to the Ancestors at Coney Island June 13, 2009

Every year, people of African descent gather at Coney Island at the Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage.  We are celebrating and remembering those Africans who lost their lives during the slave trade.  They crossed the Atlantic Ocean and died under horrible conditions for over 400 years.  They are nameless, graveless and almost forgotten.  But one day a year, we, as a community, remember them.   But every day, we should live our lives, in the best we canin  honor of them and our ancestors who survived so that we could live.   "We are the dream of the slaves." Do you think they could have never imagined the opportunities that we have now?

The youngest photo Griot moving up in life

Saturday we photographed some residents at The Marcus Garvey Senior Citizen's home.  The residents and the the young people seemed very comfortable with one another.  Ms. Verna called a brief meeting.  We decided to take this picture to reflect our spirit of photogriots.  

Mr. Richard Green and the children in a pose that will always be dear to my heart.

Look who stop by to say hello.

Time to wrap it up and call it a day

MDR

A day of friends,fun,food.and reflection.

This was a fun day and the children and I were there from the beginning to the end. The traditional family day parade and picnic kicked off at Empire BLVD and McKeever Place, 11:30, Sunday, June 7th, 2009. The Flier said rain or shine and it was a very beautiful day indeed. When we reached Hamilton-Metz Park, we were amazed at the number of people that were there. There were a lot of activities. I took pictures as I watched people of all races and ethnic group enjoyed themselves together. The entertainment was really nice. There was so much food and drink. It was a day that everyone should have walked away with a happy heart and a full stomach. MDR