Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I posted anything on the ol’ blog, but I have a new video to share. Sophia played a recital this winter and she did a pretty good job! Enjoy. Sophia_Recital_01.2017_720 from Jonathan Nelson on Vimeo.

Read more "Sophia plays Bruch"

So, yeah. This is totally happening. My little fella; my buddy; my partner; my Big Guy; my CB (for Chucky Boy); my inquisitive, fearless, survivalist, dedicated, hard-working, persistent, funny, hyper-cool little man is actually entering that phase of life in which he really does become a man. When I went through my pics of Charlie and […]

Read more "Charlie turns 13. Crikey! I only have teenagers. :/"

In honor of Sophia Helene Nelson, as of late A.K.A. “the red-headed violin player,” and her dear, beautiful, and wise mother who … well, you know … I present a WordPress Photo Gallery Experience. Happy Soph’s Birthday to us all!

Read more "My little squirrel is 15 years old"

One weekend in April, Sophie and I were in the garage getting our exercise on together, as we’ve been doing with some regularity this spring, when she asked what I had planned for the rest of the day. Charlie was busy and Cynthia was busy and I said, you know, I need to work in […]

Read more "Adventure day: A walk down Congress"

I don’t know if the weekends have all been too wet or too full of activities or if I’m just being lazy, but I have not been at all active in the garden this year. Nevertheless blossoms are a-bloomin’. Here for the record are a few macro shots using my strobe on the stand with […]

Read more "The garden looks much better up close"

Mom and Dad journeyed to Austin for Cynthia’s birthday this year. We were scheduled to attend a soccer match in San Antonio on Sunday the 12th, but alas just as we had emerged from the density of downtown Austin and made it to William Cannon Drive, we received notice that rain or the threat of […]

Read more "Daytripping with the folks: Lockhart, Texas"