afO's Longing for the Light

 This was such a sweet show.  It's made up of skits and songs which were all so well done.  I definitely remembered some of it from last year but there was also new material that was really good.  I was extremely happy that the "Ben and Hannah" skit was still a part of this.  I'm not entirely sure when I first saw this or how many times I've seen it since.  This was at least the third time over probably like 10 years or something.  I still absolutely adore it though.  It's hysterical, and I thought this time was the best ever.  It's such a highlight of this show.   Dennis and Laurie are amazing!

afO's Longing for the Light Cast and Crew

 I photographed Longing for the Light last year, but this year had new material and a new member of the cast.  I really liked the update to this show!  You won't want to miss it!  For more information and to purchase tickets, go to https://allforonefw.org/longingforthelight/

Auroras

 I wasn't sure if Joe was up for a late night trip with hopes to see the Auroras, but thankfully he was. Our plan was to drive to my sister's house in Auburn. But on the way, Joe looked at a light pollution map, and we ended up going to a random cemetery somewhere in Ohio.  For a while we couldn't really see much, but we were getting some okay pictures by using long exposures.  We started getting cold and tired and almost decided to pack up and head home, when suddenly we could just see the colors dancing in the sky.  I'm SO glad we stayed!  It was stunning!!  I enjoyed having the time to play around with my camera settings to really capture the movement.  My pictures started at 10-13 second exposures but as the lights grew bright, I dropped down to 2 second exposures. It was a late night, but so worth it!