out and about with tired legs and rosy cheeks

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Cooper Carras…my favorite photographer 

The days I enjoy the most (in addition to playing with my niece and dogs) are when you have no place you have to be so you spend your time going on walking adventures and taking photos of the random things in this big wide world.  Most of the photos I took today were not that random…360 of the 370 photos were of Cooper Hans. 

The goals of our day were 1.) For me to play and experiment with his camera and 2.) To attempt to find something new and suitable for his “about” section on his website.  It was the most amazing first of the year I have ever seen (weather wise) so we got really lucky.  Most of the shots were outdoorsy, but we also spent a little time in a laundromat where they had incredible old-school chairs (which I would love to have a set of in my dream home some day). 

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old-skool…just the way I like it

The only minor hazard during our “photo-shoot” was while we were on the Cal campus…some high school boys somehow were able to get onto the roof of the building where we were shooting and found a rope to ride down the side.  The rope almost landed on Cooper’s head as he was posing (he is a good poser by the way).  The guy didn’t land on us, but of all places in this big little world, it was funny that he almost shimmied right down on top of us.

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our new friend rapelling onto our heads

Author: Ali Carras

At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change. I have closed my comments due to mass amounts of spam that no filter could ever control. Feel free to contact me abeckord [at] gmail.com!

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