Entirely Too Much Fun With Cameras and Mirrors

After another day out on the boat, my skin emits a slight warmth and shows a crimson color that looks way more uncomfortable than it actually feels. What I learned today was that UV rays do NOT, in fact, penetrate my sunglasses: I have two huge white circular areas surrounding my eyes. Hooray in the name of anti-aging, boo hiss in the name of looking absolutely ridiculous all afternoon and evening.

I tried to take some pictures to illustrate my raccoon-esque eyes, but soon discovered that using the flash only blended the colors of my face together, and to take a picture at night without the flash requires a steadiness I simply do not possess, thereby causing all those shots to be blurry and fandangled.

It became sort of a quest, to take this elusive photo of my face. And then, it just became kinda fun to futz around with lighting and angels and the mirrors. No, this is not my bathroom--I was sitting tonight for a two year old who was fast asleep while I had my mini photo shoot. Some of the pictures sort of capture the original intent, the sunburn, but not nearly to the extent you would get in person. And also, my hair is getting long!