Shannon's Creative Work

Bucket List: Paul McCartney – Live Concert

Shannon — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:49 +0000

I am determined to make an actual bucket list soon, but for now I have a few things pinned in my brain – especially concerts of aging musicians. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I really appreciated The Beatles, but now I can’t get enough.

It was the second night in a row of a sold out show, but Paul McCartney is not the typical 70-year-old. Starting out with “Eight Days a Week” and ending with “Yesterday,” Paul played many of The Beatles songs and music from Wings, as well as his own. The audience loved him (you can hear people around me singing along), and with two encores, Paul McCartney rocked the house.

I took these videos with my iPhone… at the very top seat of the house. If I ever get a chance to see Paul McCartney live in concert again, I will be getting closer seats. Then I can cross that one off of my bucket list.

Tagged: BUCKET LIST, concerts, entertainment, music, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Wings

Disney’s Epcot Spring Fairy Garden

Shannon — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:01 +0000

I don’t care how old I am; I love Disney! It really is a magical place. Although it’s completely overpriced, if you’re a Florida resident you can often get great deals. I would love to go every year if I could.

These pictures are from a few years ago at Epcot’s Spring Fairy Garden. It’s a truly fascinating exhibit. Everything is made of flowers and plants.

Donald and Daisy

Goofy!

Butterfly

From the Lion King

Hakuna Matata!

Rainbow Fairy

Butterflies and fairy

American Gothic – Minnie and Mickey

Pluto

Lady & The Tramp

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Sneezy & Sleepy

I have no idea who those people are in the front, but that’s Donald and Daisy and Pluto behind them

Tagged: bright colors, butterflies, Daisy, Disney, Donald Duck, Epcot, fairies, fairy garden, Florida, flowers, gardening, Goofy, landscape, Lion King, Mickey Mouse, Minnie, nature, Orlando, photography, plants, Pluto, Spring, travel

A Tribute to Mothers

Shannon — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:08:42 +0000

Tagged: Babies, Baby photography, Child photography, Children, families, Maternity photography, moms, photography

Inspirational Poster: The Light in the Darkness

Shannon — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:43:51 +0000

Reblogged from Shannon Hähu:

"Even in the darkness, when you look closely enough you can see a bit of light shining through." ~ Shannon Hart Hudnell

Have you ever been in a room of complete darkness, but once your eyes adjust you find that you can see? Or perhaps there is a tiny bit of light coming through a crack in a door or a slightly opened curtain exposing moonlight?

Word a Week Photo Challenge – Workers

Shannon — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:10:56 +0000

From “A Word in Your Ear” photo challenge, this week’s word is Workers. I didn’t think I had many photos of workers, but apparently I do.

Rolling sushi… mmmm….

Live artist in Waikiki

Hula dancers – Waikiki

Hot Dog Vendor – Florida

Native American dancers

Sand castle builders

Farm chores

Bikini construction girl

Gardening

Building a fence

Modeling art

Tagged: A Word a Week Photo Challenge, contests, dancers, Japanese, Native American, photography, sushi, travel, workers

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Clouds

Shannon — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:54:04 +0000

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and outdoor photography magazine

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Clouds!

Remember the song “Send Me an Angel” by the Australian band Real Life? (Taken with an iPhone 4S.)

Taken in the Florida Keys with a point and shoot camera

Taken at Ponce Inlet, FL with a Canon

Taken in New Smyrna Beach with a Sony H9

Taken with a Sony H9 in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Taken with a Nikon – Miami, FL

Oahu, Hawaii – Taken with a Nikon

Tagged: angels, beach, blue, bright colors, Canon, clouds, dark clouds, Florida, Florida Keys, green, Hawaii, landscape, mountains, nature, New Smyrna Beach, Nikon, Oahu, ocean, orange, photography, Ponce Inlet, rain clouds, skies, Sony H9, sunsets, travel

Tired vs Keeping Up

Shannon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:01:52 +0000

I’ve made a tremendous amount of changes in my life over the last two years. These are major life changes that mainly involve moving to another land and changing careers, not to mention the lack of sleep. (When all of this is added up, I scored a 620 on this stress test.)

Eventually, the lack of sleep gets to me. I’m not a daytime sleeper or nap taker, but on rare occasions if I do nap, it means my body is shutting down. I have learned to listen to what my body tells me.

Cats have it made.

I have to keep reminding myself to be at one with nature, because in this digital age, we tend to get caught up in reading things online or otherwise finding things that take up time (i.e. Youtube videos). I’ve noticed I’ve become less interested in being creative (or blogging) or taking beach walks and more interested in doing mindless things (i.e. watching Youtube videos or playing my online garden game). Why is this? Is this a sign of being completely worn out?

Sometimes we all need a little rest.

Now I suppose I must make another change in my life that requires me to force myself into a routine of doing better things for myself. Taking beach walks is usually a pretty good start, because it’s refreshing and clears my head.

A little beach walk goes a long way.

Tagged: animals, beach, cats, Florida, landscape, nature, photography, sleep, spirituality, tiger, travel

Word a Week Photo Challenge – Hat

Shannon — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:54:54 +0000

Participating in photo challenges is a great way to get the creative juices flowing. One of the weekly challenges I found is from “A Word in Your Ear“. The photographer presents a word a week, and participants post what the word means to them.

This week’s challenge word is hat. Who looks best in hats? Children and pets, of course!

Southern Belle hat

Talk to the hat.

Santa’s helper.

Hawk hat

Christmas dog

Captain of the ship

Sun visor

Gator hat

Tagged: Babies, Children, contests, cowboy, dogs, gators, hats, hawk, pets, photography, Santa

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Reflections

Shannon — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:02:58 +0000

Mirrored city buildings are a great way to capture both the architecture and its surroundings while also allowing creativity. Getting into the right position or angle can be a challenge, however.

I found some great places in Boston to “reflect” what I am talking about.

Boston, MA

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Reflections!

Tagged: Architecture, Boston, buildings, highrise buildings, Massachusetts, mirror, photography, reflections, St. James, travel

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Spring!

Shannon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:57:11 +0000

Happy First Day of Spring! I feel fortunate to have lived in tropical areas most of my life. If you are snowbound, here are some pretty spring flowers, scenes, and creatures I will share with you.

Red Hibiscus

White Plumeria

Rainbow – Oahu

Hummingbird getting nectar

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Downy Woodpecker

Mating season for Dragonflies

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Spring!

Tagged: birds, butterfly, contests, dragonfly, Florida, flowers, gardening, green, Hawaii, hibiscus, hummingbird, nature, Oahu, photography, plumeria, rainbow, Spring, travel, woodpecker