14 September

Little Girl @ Home in Sedona July 2005

You seriously love your babies

Though at first look it might appear otherwise..

And it's always been like this

Same stance

Same focus

Same intensity.

Only the babies

And YOU

Change as the days and years go by...

13 September

Sedona. July 2005


I have always admired your patience
Thoughtiness
Your willingness to take Life in
Easily
Without feeling the slightest compulsion
Ever
To change what is to "your way.'

12 September

Crazy Mixed-Up Parking Lot
"Center" Lake 25 December 2008

How wild a World, eh?!

You had the BEST day that Christmas

I imagine you thinking Santa so generous

To bring you a place to wade

Splash

Explore

And get gloriously soaking wet!!!

11 September

Center Lake, Mesa AZ Christmas 2008

Never one to BE shy

To hold back

To BE

Polite

You will even nose-dive

In the parking lot

Silly girl!!!

10 September

March 2008 Sedona Dog Park

It was funny to watch you
In a place made just for dogs
[and their people]
You quickly discovered the trail and ran it
Up to the top
Down like a slalom skier
And back up again.
Over
and
Over
and
Over

9 September

 Sedona July 2005

You have always been the

Queen of Negotiations

You take your time

To think about

Consider possibilities

Ponder

and...

only after all that

DO you choose.

8 September

Lake Tahoe September 2006

It always is a surprise to see your face like this. 

It's rare, for sure, but it is always startling. 

And what's MORE startling is how quickly it changes, like a shadow passing inside of a blink...