When you can't draw, photograph.

I keep telling myself I'm going to draw and paint more than I do, but being a teacher and father of five seems to absorb most of my time.  It's not my intent to complain, only to state a fact.  Truth is, I find a lot of satisfaction in teaching and I absolutely love being a dad.  But it means I have to find other ways to let my creativity out.  Lately, I've been trying to improve my photography.  I've always enjoyed taking pictures, but haven't really pushed myself to be a better photographer.  That recently has changed.  I've started taking my camera with me more often and taking a lot more photographs.  Here are a few.