{Are you tired of baseball yet? I think this will be the last one. But no promises, ‘kay?} * There are few things in life better than baseball in the summer time… Players testing their grit… Teammates {and families} bonding… Summer sun, red dirt, {blood, sweat and tears}. And me? I get to witness it...
ok. you know you’re a gifted photographer when your photos evoke emotion in others. that photo of dad and son talking through the fence (!!), and the one of the boy laughing in the dugout (!!). And the action shots? Amazing — you captured the excitement of baseball.
You do have a great family. xoxo, Jess
These are such perfect shots of a summertime game. Absolutely dead on! LOVE them. It’s hard to believe it is dwindling down. : ( Summer, I mean. Wishing you a happy week!
Great shots. I especially love the slide.
THESE make my heart
sing, as it was our
life from April until
the end of July….
Living in MN, practices
start in the gym and
the first outdoor games
are COLD : ) My son
decided this year that
baseball is his passion
and I couldn’t be more
pleased. After sitting
on the sidelines for
soccer, football and in
the bleachers in hockey
arenas, THIS is the sport
I love watching the best…
and it was HIS decision.
Thanks for all the great
memories. Your pictures
are so all-American and
really beautiful, Patty.
xx Suzanne
Pretty exciting stuff.
And one very cute son!
=)
first of all he’s a cutie!! love your action shots. you make that look easy and it’s not. awesome pics.
You can post as much Baseball as you want!! We love Baseball too 
Wow What amazing shots!! Thanks for sharing Happy Tuesday!!
Oh what great action packed shots! Your son is so handsome.
Looks like a lot of fun. I miss those days with my sons.
Me too Patty!
There is something timelessly romantic about baseball, in a non-lovey-dovey way. Something about the bonding, the organization, the traditions of it.
The picture where you captured your husband encouraging your son is so sweet. It is one to treasure. Love all these wonderful photos. You are amazing!!
Ruth
Beautiful clarity, action and emotion in your photographs. They evoked fond memories of my sons when they were young boys still at home.
Truly amazing.
It’s hard to explain, really, if you don’t already have a love of sport, this affair we have with baseball. It’s more than just the game. It’s everything else, everything that comes before, and everything that comes after, and everything in between. It is preparation and commitment, practice and training, sacrifice. It is no excuses,...
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i love hockey. discovered it in MN and my husband and i both really enjoyed it. baseball is just too slow for me. you captured the beauty of the sport though…wow. those pics are amazing.
oh and i read your post yesterday and i want you to know i love your blog. it’s design is beautiful. the pics are amazing. keep doing what you are doing. do it for you. period!
Great baseball shots.
I live in Finland and we LOVE ice hockey!!! Finland got crazy when we won WM hockey this year!!! 
I think that’s a really good accomplishment for a small small Scandinavian country with only 5 million people. 
Oh my goodness. I love these photos and I love your blog. Awesome!
Great photos, absolutely love the close-ups.
That last shot…oh my.
Yes, it’s definitely baseball.
i didn’t love baseball until myolder was 10 years old and could field the ball at 2nd base and make an accurate throw to 1st. then, it was on! and now i know what it means to guard the plate and why someone is out if he fouls a third-strike bunt. hte years are winding down for my own and i want to hold.on.to.the.season.
Oh, what great photos. You can see the love. I especially like your second and the last shot. Gorgeous!
I love love LOVE baseball!!!! Great pictures
I do, after reading your post. Just beautiful!
=)
PS. My 2nd son and his dad feel much the same way about baseball, and all the guys in my family are pretty fond of basketball, too.
Gorgeous photos. I love this post. Amazing!!
Ruth
WOW – you have a knack for shooting this! That second shot, and the last one… omigoodness. omigoodness. I can’t stop looking at them!
{Both are mine.} ***** i’m so sorry. i think i’ve failed you. we told you to dream- then we told you to not spend so much time in mindless endeavors. we filled your days to capacity so that you hardly even had time to dream. we told you you could be whatever you wanted; then...
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a parents dilemma for sure my friend..i know these words to well beautiful today..elk
Oh, I’ve experienced this. Wanting to protect and prepare for disappointment that life is at times, yet set them free. It’s a balancing act that is oh so hard to keep level.
oh, this is so honest. so real. so broken… it’s perfect. i love it. and i weep with you… you bless me today.
thank you so much for linking up today, friend. xo
beautiful. It makes me sad, and honestly I love my boys but if they become teenagers, my world will explode.
Beautiful, Patty.
I’m sure this is something every parent goes through. Wanting their kids to dream, and to chase those dreams, and trying to cushion them from potential realities.
Your honesty is always so beautiful.
This is amazing writing – and yes – I would need a pair of scissors too..!
Nice to meet you!
Claudia
This touched me. My kids are all under 5 and I know, one day, I’ll feel this…
amen to this Patty.
my scissors have a few nicks, and after your done, could you pass them back ?
Yes to this ….. it’s a fine line we walk …. those must be some pretty magical scissors that will really do the job though
Your visit was welcome and appreciated … thank you for bringing me here. I understand well the tension you are writing about.
Wow. I just handed my laptop to my husband and said, “You have to read this.” Beautiful, honest, tragic, redemptive. Thank you for sharing. I love learning from other moms.
Hey! Love this! And I don’t have a clue about the Chinese stuff! I get several of those each week! And I simply delete! Hope you find those scissors! I need to search for mine as well!!
Hugs!
Susan
Beautiful story,
Love the dreaming soft over voice you use to describe your feelings, for it is our dreaming that brings color to the world we live in.
Came by Emily’s Thursday,
Joanny
The turn at the end is perfect.
Ah my friend…been there, am there – know what you are going through!!
xx
I found your blog in reading through the Imperfect Prose participants. How I love what you wrote here. And, as a parent, I relate only too well. Can I use those scissors after you?
The school year is over, another season is past, and I’m left with regrets for not being there more, for not being his cheerleader when he was the hero, for not telling him how proud of him I was even when he wasn’t. I wash out his uniform for the last time and I am...
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beautiful, patty. made me cry.
What a great photo story. Neat!
What a beautiful post and tribute to your son. Very, very sweet. I loved it.
What a beautiful tribute to your son. Love your photos. This was my son’s first year playing baseball. He loved it.
Beautiful story with great photos. My son is 11yo and has played baseball for 6 years…I can appreciate all the time and effort that goes into practice, playing, coaching and parenting them thru this great game
Beautiful sentiment and wonderful clarity, in the words and in the shots. As a mother I can absolutely relate to what you have said here. Thanks for sharing.
Oh this is really love, Patty! Just lovely. What a strong, determined, and capable young man you have there. It is amazing what sports can do for a person.
That was a beautiful post and a great tribute to your son as well as the coaches. They have a big hand in helping us raise our boys. We have been very fortunate to have such good coaches with our sons. Sports help teach our boys (and girls!) some really good life lessons!
Awesome photos as usual! Check out my baseball piece. I linked to this….
I know I say it every time but this is the best one yet! I hope you make this into one of those picture story books for him. Someday this will mean the world to him, maybe even now.
Breathtaking Patty – both the words and the images. You’ve grown a wonderful young man.
that is so beautiful! that post made me want my son to be a baseball player and that’s something i thought i’d never want.
Hey there, I’m new here. A few things…I grew up livin on a baseball field with my brother and i could still smell the field as you were writing. Secondly…my 18 month old little boy is walking past me dragging his plastic bat right now. Love it…and love your blog.
Nice to meet you!
Amy
a stunning tribute in words and photos ..pure and special
just.so.awesome
love you all,
edie
Hi Patty, thanks for your lovely comment. I’m a Kiwi (New Zealand) girl with African roots. And I love your blog too! What a great eye you have
Oh, I love this. I love how your door was sacrificed. I have two little boys, and I feel like I’m seeing into the future.
Wow. That was wonderful and oh boy did it bring back memories. My son just graduated from college, and these past 4 years I have missed baseball, so much. Your photos are wonderful, and your story, touching and alive. And the running home…way too funny!
Beautiful.
Patty, you have got to make this into a book for your son! So beautiful.
Oh my, this made me cry. I have a baseball player of my own, and I get teary eyed as I watch such a fine group of boys growing into fine young men under the watchful eyes of many coaches and dads. What beautiful pictures and words, such a lovely tribute to your boy.
That was really lovely! Such a delightful post! Thanks for visiting and leaving comments at my blog last week… I am glad to have found you!
Sigh.
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