SUMMER IN REVIEW

Our most recent camping trip, this weekend.

A wedding attended and looking forward to our own next summer.

Me and my very special dad.

MISSING TERESA.

CONCERT in Brownsville.

Our trailer, er... love shack?

These beautiful sunrises and sunsets out in the country. I thank God for them every day.

Beautiful fields of wheat, and hazelnut orchards. Right out my back door. And side door. And front door.

A very romantic moment. FLY ME TO THE MOON playing and dancing after we set off our paper lantern.

My favorite picture of us. So in love. Holding on to each other like we never want to let go.

And dancing with my dad. That ranks way up there too.

Reminding myself what is important. I need no reminding.

Garden visitors.

Time with my kids, who are wonderful.

Remembering that time is precious and it goes very fast. I treasure the time I've had this summer.

Love

My new collection, I have decided, is going to be
snapshots like these, of couples looking
happy together.

I went to take a look at my friends booth in
Beekman's, and happened upon these two
photos. They were the only two, in separate
places, all over the mall, that were actually smiling
and looking happy.

I walked away from them...gave it a second thought...
and went back for them. I'm glad I did. I decided
I would be framing them somehow and
making a collage of them in my bedroom.

Hopefully I will have a whole wall of sweet couples
smiling... and it will give me hope.

When I got home, I decided to play around with the pictures a bit,
and here you see the result. So far.

Ah, love is grand.