https://www.susankjohnston.com/buterfly-dreams daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5eb8349879d8322ad145439c/1590238971877/ Butterfly Dreams - Butterfly Dreams My daughter in the window as a toddler looking at her 8 year old sleeping self. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5eb835ba75cd202d4c72861d/1590239043178/ Butterfly Dreams - Child's Play Two of my water loving daughters at play. The gold band around the goldfish is my wedding ring. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5eb8363e192902765722778b/1590239102900/ Butterfly Dreams - Cloud Walker My first grandchild taking his first steps. In this series I frequently use feathers and butterflies. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5eb8368f95662464aff85bb4/1590239157954/ Butterfly Dreams - Independence Day Grandpa teaching his grandson how to defy the rules of gravity. As our grandson grew up he developed an interest in becoming a pilot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5eb838d079d8322ad145e20b/1589131615964/ Butterfly Dreams - Ride Like the Wind My cousin and I would ride our bucking bronco to the moon and back, all before lunchtime. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5ec68649d7745c676d7d9809/1591979321247/ Butterfly Dreams - Wayward Son Returning from WWII, unsure what to do with his life, the wayward son spends his days drinking beer while his father worries and watches from afar. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5ec920335699191ae91f3f6d/1590239472552/Goodnight+Sun.jpg Butterfly Dreams - Goodnight Sun Inspired by my instructor, Maggie Taylor, this was one of my first creations in the series titled “Butterfly Dreams”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5ec920469259ee3d45799fd1/1590239651440/Learning+to+Fly+final.jpg Butterfly Dreams - Learning to Fly I value the wisdom of old age and wanted to show the oldest generation teaches the youngest generation important life lessons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5eb83482655c7270e61fed08/5ee3ad03acbe9d0a9f58f260/1591979270839/directions.jpg Butterfly Dreams https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5eb838413c500172941da025/1589131332517/2017+self+portrait.jpg Butterfly Dreams https://www.susankjohnston.com/connections daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6a98aa4156868b68f7769/1590077837056/01_Wayward_Son.jpg Connections https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6a999b2d9d47664f3d064/1590081572452/02_Reflections.jpg Connections - Reflections A young mother watching her daughter growing up before her eyes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6a9a2499f2b1787cdade5/1590081733499/03_War_Correspondent.jpg Connections - War Correspondent My godfather was a WWII war correspondent. His photographs are in the Library of Congress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b70dafa54a5ebb823aea/1590083831297/04_Moms_Day_Off.jpg Connections - Mom's Day Off My father was always staging “gag” photographs. I paid homage to him in creating this picture of my dad babysitting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b720e3443578bd1f7a11/1590082816617/06_Turning_Point.jpg Connections - War Ends My parents and my older sister celebrated V-J day by joining crowds of people on the streets of Hamtramck Michigan. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b7201ebc48444bf1b4b2/1590084233545/07_Stanley_Walter.jpg Connections - Stanley and Walter In the early 1950’s returning war veterans were eager for employment. My dad often hired vets to help with projects. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b73686f882228a7067fd/1590149404100/08_Woman_of_my_Dreams.jpg Connections - Woman of my Dreams The woman under the waterfall is my God Mother. My family always thought she was exotic - she remained single her whole life and was an artist. To me, she was just Aunt Mary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b7356f243e0c097f9d3e/1590150866976/09_Before_and_After.jpg Connections - Before and After This picture of my aunt and uncle was taken shortly after they were married. Their four daughters love this picture. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b744e811ca37e7992f2a/1590151286275/10_Coming_to_America.jpg Connections - Comig to America My grandparents emigrated from Russia in 1915, just before the Bolshevik revolution. My grandfather worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines and ultimately moved to Detroit to join Henry Ford’s $5 a day work program. Ivan learned English. Xenia, my grandmother, only spoke Russian. She stayed home and raised 11 children. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b7441f97445851a39566/1590151427709/11_Annie_Billy.jpg Connections - Annie and Billy Named after 2 famous Western figures, Annie Oakley and Billy the Kid, this is actually pictures of my uncle and his daughter (the pictures were taken 25 years a part). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b753a9945d41ceee7941/1590151664844/12_Love_is_Blind.jpg Connections - Love is Blind Behind the picture of my parents is a copy of their wedding announcement. In my father’s typical humorous fashion, the announcement reads like the formation of a new corporation rather than a romantic marriage. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b753cb1fe776991c6f57/1590151760194/13_Choices.jpg Connections - Choices This is the first image I created for this series. I love the symbolism in this picture. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6b76093625d76e5685198/1590151876132/14_Middle_Child.jpg Connections - Middle Child I come from a family of two, therefore there was no middle child. I have known many “middle childs” and have observed common characteristics that I tried to depict in this image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ec6ba471ebc48444bf250b6/1590152107622/04_Moms_Day_Off.jpg Connections - Mom's Day Off My father loved to stage “gag” photographs. I think he would have loved this picture. (My dad is sitting in the chair, babysitting). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ec687c78e5b9f5b9fbbaf83/5ee3a9f2006b2d29cef53450/1591979071956/ Connections https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ee3ac3fb484260d0773fe69/1591979071956/ Connections https://www.susankjohnston.com/blog daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://www.susankjohnston.com/blog/2016/3/7/interest-clxxk monthly 0.5 2020-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ed13667ef385f434409b16e/1590769459528/Susan+blog+14.jpg Blog - Food for Thought - Susan K Johnston random thoughts https://www.susankjohnston.com/blog/2016/3/7/gratitude-yz5dc monthly 0.5 2020-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed105094d095a4103dcc004/5ed27705df699b54f898a61a/1590851341476/dogwood+blossom.jpg Blog - Gratitude https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed105094d095a4103dcc004/5ed2751852706d05127f1c2a/1590850860157/Red+Buds+full+bloom.jpg Blog - Gratitude https://www.susankjohnston.com/blog/summertime-photography monthly 0.5 2020-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5edce1b7a396f00bd0c052e0/1591534019341/South+Haven+blog.jpg Blog - Summertime Photography https://www.susankjohnston.com/arizona daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed90f01b79765492aaefa1a/1591284472553/ Arizona - Grand Canyon https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed90f674c511a79a505e46a/1591284493893/ Arizona - Horseshoe Bend https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed90fa56521f36f62afafad/1591284512192/ Arizona - Lake Powell https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed90fce15a38f0504d34055/1591284537577/ Arizona - Tucson https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed910295590d908592e5bf7/1591284554081/ Arizona - Navajo Nation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed9104b4a80dc4a5c09bfd3/1591284567443/ Arizona - Petrified Forest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed910732aa608649c12ce96/1591284587915/ Arizona - Picachio Peak State Park https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed910a3e466db36472a1cc6/1591284612022/ Arizona - Winslow Arizona https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed910df4c511a79a5062d84/1591977679015/ Arizona - Saguaro Cactus Bloom https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed9111211c9095175c1d0db/1591284641661/ Arizona - Saguaro National Park https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed911386067232e66d63494/1591284653423/ Arizona - San Xavier Mission https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed9116169e3510b8aee8dfa/1591284665332/ Arizona - Slot Canyon https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed9118835787f08c5a27a16/1591284676615/ Arizona - Sedona https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed911af69e3510b8aeea024/1591284688961/ Arizona - Taliesen West - Phoenix https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed9122040304e5e6106c3a3/1591284700381/ Arizona - Watson Lake State Park https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ed913ee2aa608649c138337/1591284727449/saguaro+bloom+2.jpg Arizona https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed1377efae07973962ea296/5ee3ac6ffc12205bbca99cbc/1591979071956/ Arizona https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ee3ac7c7940fb0eef156f86/1591979071956/ Arizona https://www.susankjohnston.com/the-voyageur daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c71b26df7f3a80ff9aad/1590872141551/crossing+the+rio+grande.jpg The Voyageur - Crossing the Rio Grande This is the most recent image in the series, and perhaps the last. Before the Mexican border wall became a reality, my husband and I visited Big Bend National Park in Texas. The park boundary is the Rio Grande river. We both felt uncomfortable spending much time so close to the USA border with Mexico and decided to leave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c7313ae6e43edd5eef4a/1590872210153/Dusty_Road.jpg The Voyageur - Dusty Road This is the road leading to my home in Michigan. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c73d6472ff777a901f0f/1590930266239/Past_Lives.jpg The Voyageur - Past Lives Balboa Park in San Diego California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c74b87a37f45a212f436/1590872400973/Redempton.jpg The Voyageur - Redemption San Xavier Mission near Tucson Arizona is a very popular tourist stop. My husband was reluctant to wear his voyageur outfit with some many people around. I took this picture shortly after dawn and we had the place to ourselves. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c75e2c0f245a2e42f437/1590929999597/Texas.jpg The Voyageur - Coming Home He’s been lost and finally found his way home. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c76db4a2b057f365a478/1590930143326/The_Storm.jpg The Voyageur - Winter Storm This is the first image created in the series, The Voyageur. My husband is a good sport and was willing to walk down our driveway, under dressed, during a blizzard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ed2c77a7403fe7ae6ef69ef/1590930241791/Winter_Walk.jpg The Voyageur - Winter Walk I bribed my Super Model with a thermos of hot chocolate if he was willing to pose for this picture. This is the best selling picture in the series, The Voyageur. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/5ed2c6ebdc0c1978e64f4c7c/5ee3aca7904f7477c6b331e4/1591979215312/ The Voyageur https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ee3ace6cc14c26e14fd8ed8/1591979215312/ The Voyageur https://www.susankjohnston.com/new-cover-page daily 1.0 2020-06-11 https://www.susankjohnston.com/new-page daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ec92c23ad76516658d11c70/1590242380580/Susan_K_Johnston_square_space.jpg About Susan K Johnston https://www.susankjohnston.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb8344b63f95d461e6a9789/t/5ed7a29fc029d15314d1b368/1591281724250/Olympic+Natl+Park_0181.jpg Contact - About Susan K Johnston