30 April

As much as I know

That Goldens are smilers

Default set at happy

[and, in your case, at sunshine & rainbows]

There is something about

YOUR

Smile

That melts the hearts of everyone.

I have, at times, taken this for granted

Having YOU smiling into my Life

Bringing your grin to my everyday.

Yet no more

Now I have learned to harness that sweetness

And ride it into the sun and over the rainbow

Too...

29 April

This was a funny

When you tried wearing glasses

But REALLY...

You were just getting

Up Close

&

Personal

With your new friend...

28 April

Rainbow Face Grace

It's strangely peculious

How a simple

[NOT very good at all]

Photograph

Can take on so many 

Shifts and changes...

This one in particular

Had me playing

[even discovering]

For quite some time.

And to think I nearly scrapped it

BEcause of its mess of imperfection...

27 April

This is so, so, ummmmmmm...

SO Gracie

Falling in love

NEVER falling out of it

EVER

NO matter whether you see a person

Once

And never again...

26 April

Fun

Love

Laughter

Adventuring

or

just 

BEing

Amazing

Gracie

25 April

That first time

The ocean held surprises

Some of them

Like this nice fellow

Scared you

At first...

But that's the thing about you

You don't run from what is scary

You wait

You watch

You make room

I suppose BEcause your heart

Is in charge.

24 April

You are ready

Always

For whatever Adventure

Life

Has

In

Store

23 April

Sometimes

YOU

Got tired

Spent

Worn-out

And so you'd drop into

Filet-of-Grace

Right there

BUT...

You'd still BE well aware

Of Heidi

And never EVER lose sight of her.

That's something about you that is

Extraordinary.

22 April

Always Always

You two

Swirling & Twirling 

Having your fun

DOing what you did

BEing what you were

That was a fun time

Yes?!!

21 April

I love your insistence

Taking a rest

Time-out

When you FEEL the need

Even playing

You will take a rest if you feel the need

This is another of your many gifts

To ME

As I, too, learn to pause, rest, and Let Go

20 April

Heidi is way littler

And younger

Yet YOU always let HER

Set the rules

Find the pace

And mostly

Win.

I will always remember that

Your style of friendship

Some would call it submissive

I call it

Love.

19 April

You are a people dog

Moreso than a dog dog

Although...

You made an exception to that "rule"

With Heidi.

A tiny girl with a HUGE heart

An insistent bark

And some curious obsessions...

Oh how sweet your play.

I am glad I saw that

And gladder still you had it.

18 April

JOYous

that's you

Always

Everywhere

Simply

JOYous

17 April

Your Face

is 

Someplace

Safe

Happy

Gentle

Home

I am blessed

By it

By YOU

16 April

Fearless & Exuberant

You go for adventure

Experience Life with glorious abandon

And can often BE counted upon to squeal

Your deLIGHT without even thinking how you sound or look

15 April

You are a

Character

Clown

Cut-up

Crazy-girl

Giggle

Goofball

And

You

Always

Create

Laughter

In your wake

14 April

Always Interested

You watch and note

Everything you see

Or hear

Or smell

You lock on with your gaze

Complete

Focused

Confidently

Curious

You truly "pay" attention to Life

13 April

Swimmy~Girl

With your serimous face

You look a little angry

But here's the secret

What I know

Having taken this photo of You

The sun was in your eyes

That's all it was

And mayBE you were even

Posing

BEcause this is one of a series

And each one is beautimous.

12 April

When you see something

Or DO something

That requires

Focus

You are remarkably adept

At it.

[this despite your sunshine-and-rainbows-energy!!!]

11 April

Your fearlessness

Willingness to go for it

Especially when you aren't sure of something

[like a huge ocean]

Teaches me that wherever I want to grow

I need to walk

Boldly

Fearlessly

And surer of my ability to learn

Or work through a thing

Than of my worries, fears, and doubts

Thank You

10 April

What I noticed

Straightaway

As plain as could BE

Was the immediacy

That spoke

About the ocean

And YOU

9 April

Your firsts

Like this one

When you first met The Ocean

In Monterey

Teach me more than I'd ever hope to know

About JOY

Wonder

Magic

&

Sweet Discovery

8 April

Graciosity

This is your unique capacity

To bring out the sweetness

And sometimes the biggest smiles EVER

In people who

For some reason

Or none whatsoever

Have lost their own capacity to grin...

7 April

Infrared Goggle Girl

A photo magic thing

That makes a big smile

Invade my face

6 April

Growing up

You'd watch

Everything

From your perch

On the porch

And often I'd wonder

What your mind was saying

That would have you looking

So serimous.

5 April

You are so quick

To fall in love

With

Everyone

Yet

Sometimes

It's something more

Like

Super-Glue

4 April

You've always LOVED to simply Watch the World

Like it's unpacking itself

Just

For 

YOU

3 April

Goggle Girl Satellite

This is one of my very favourite photos of you

In your swimming goggles

About 6 months old

A little snapshot of the goofy Grace

To come...

I've had so much fun playing with it

Yet nowhere near as much fun 

As I've had playing with YOU!!

2 April

You are wise

Goofy

Yet wise

And you take good care

Of yourself

And

Of 

Me

Always...

1 April

When I took this picture of you

That late in July late afternoon

We'd had quite the rain falling

And after

A rainbow

I remember it clearly

Amazing Grace