in·tense (
n-t
ns
)adj. in·tens·er, in·tens·est 1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree
A few years back, Coley's kindergarten teacher described him as 'intense'. The moment she said it, I felt like I understood Coley just a little better than I had before. (I should add that Cole has always been a great student and his teachers have always loved him.)
And though raising an 'intense' child has it's struggles, the upside is that he loves me intensely.
Love, love, love this photograph!!
You need to enlarge it and print onto a canvas.
Posted by: Gale | April 01, 2009 at 07:48 AM
What a COOL picture!!! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Patty | April 01, 2009 at 07:53 AM
This is such a great picture!
Posted by: Dina | April 01, 2009 at 08:07 AM
That is a BEAUTIFUL photo!
Posted by: Beth P. | April 01, 2009 at 08:09 AM
This picture actually made me a bit misty!
Posted by: Heather | April 01, 2009 at 08:21 AM
oh my, try having an intense daughter.
it's even worse i am betting....my savannah
is so intense she has brought me to tears on several
occasions. but you are right, they love with passion and a fierce
intensity. we noticed she was intense on the day she was born.
keep enjoying his love!
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | April 01, 2009 at 08:30 AM
I could have written the exact same thing about my own son, Sam. Every bit of it! I never thought to describe him as intense, but it is a perfect description of him.
Posted by: Tammy Mellish | April 01, 2009 at 09:10 AM
you know i could say the same thing about my karlee girl....intensely difficult but INTENSELY LOVING....and now I understand her just that much more because of this post missy :)
ps: LOVE the picture...(of course) *wink*
Posted by: tanyawebster | April 01, 2009 at 09:19 AM
Love this!! words and photo!!
Posted by: Lindsay | April 01, 2009 at 09:27 AM
I have one of those, too, and it's the intense love and affection that allow him to live...otherwise we might not make it! :)
Posted by: kreativekate | April 01, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Love the photo! My daughter has been labled as gifted since kindergarten, she's in gr. 7 now. It is considered a 'special need' in our school district. And she is special, but holy cow, it's hard to outsmart that kid!
Posted by: Kelli | April 01, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Wow..lovely..words and picture...
Posted by: Sandra | April 01, 2009 at 10:02 AM
This photo is gorgeous! I also have an intense son, everything is done at 110% and everything means a great deal, which is great most of the time, but when things start to fall apart, they really fall apart!
Posted by: Melissa | April 01, 2009 at 10:19 AM
awwwwwwwwww!!! That just melts my heart. For this very reason, every parent should have an intense child. (And it's very, very apparent from your posts that all of you kids love you intensely.)
Posted by: Colleen | April 01, 2009 at 11:15 AM
That is exactly how I describe my 7 year old boy. That is how we have explained him to others since he was in preschool. He feels everything deeply. He gets deeply into books and it is impossible to pull him out. He is also so very intensely loving.
Posted by: christinew | April 01, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I like to say "spirited" instead of intense...lol
but Yes..I understand.
I have one too.
The good thing is that they do love intensely too.
Posted by: Elizabeth Bunney | April 01, 2009 at 12:33 PM
what a great photo!!! you are an awesome photographer!! lokking forward to reading your camera review between canon and nikon. hope you are having a fun day!
Posted by: gina | April 01, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Very nice picture, I am sure he feels the love you have for him. He's adorable
Posted by: PennySue | April 01, 2009 at 02:49 PM
I have one of those too-LOL. :) Beautiful photo Karen.
Posted by: Tonia Borrosch | April 01, 2009 at 05:25 PM
This is SUCH a beautiful picture. Love the tree, love the point of view and his expression! I really think that what you wrote at the bottom of the photo was endearing. You both are lucky to have each other!
Posted by: Denne Boring | April 01, 2009 at 05:53 PM
this photo is amazing...a ray of sunshine...
peace
kim
Posted by: kim Bolyard | April 01, 2009 at 06:39 PM
That is so sweet.
Posted by: Wynett | April 01, 2009 at 06:57 PM
Great photo!
Posted by: Barbara Zea Jones | April 01, 2009 at 08:51 PM
This intense cutie told me of the April fools joke he was going to play on you when I was getting the mail today. Wonder if he pulled it off? :-)
Posted by: Cheryl | April 01, 2009 at 09:55 PM
GREAT shot! is your 24-70mm an L series lens? Do you recommend L series for Canon?
Posted by: Ashley | April 02, 2009 at 06:47 AM
Awesome view! Cool pic
Posted by: Huyen | April 02, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Very cool picture!
Posted by: Helena | April 02, 2009 at 08:59 AM
Karen...this is an awesome photo (I love it)! I guess this is one way to shoot your pictures so there aren't any yellow schoolbuses in it!
Posted by: DawnS | April 02, 2009 at 01:09 PM
As one who has taken two of your photography courses...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Gorgeous photo! Precious.
Posted by: kat-in-texas | April 02, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Love it!
Posted by: Paola Norman | April 03, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Gorgeous shot. And I can relate. We have an intense about to be 12 year old. I'm looking for a momma's little helper now...and the upside is the fierce love they give!
t
Posted by: tammy t | April 03, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Is that the tree you wanted me to cut down because it was so ugly?
Posted by: your mother | April 03, 2009 at 01:37 PM
my eli to a 'T'! i love the way you described coley, and i can totally relate to being loved "intensely". beautiful photograph...as always:)
Posted by: beth feigner | April 08, 2009 at 09:55 AM