Wish You Were Here ...virtual postcards from around the world Dear Friends, Sickness has consumed us this past week- first Ry, then Covey, then Ella. It was just a cold, but it dug deep in the tiny chests of Covey & El; lots of coughing, lots of humidifying, lots of hope for a good night sleep. Finally some relief for their little bodies; thankfully, they're on the mend. We even got outside for awhile today, & soaked up that crisp winter air. Life is good. xo
'Listen with ears of tolerance.See through the eyes of compassion. Speak with the language of love.' -Rumi
Last night someone asked me how old you were. I responded, 'almost two.' Then it hit me- you were 22 months on Valentine's. Really, you are almost two.
You're supposed to be the baby, instead you're telling us what clothes you want to wear, bringing us your diapers & wipes, repeating all our words & looking out at the world with all the curiosity you can muster. You are almost two.
Keep up with the curiosity, baby girl, keep jumping in the mud puddles. Keep smiling, keep belly laughing. xo
'start each daywith a grateful heart.' -unknown
happy valentine's, friends. a day to celebrate the one's we love, & the ones who love us.
have a happy day.
Wish You Were Here ...virtual postcards from around the world Dear Friends, This week seems to have slipped by. I'm sitting here, reflecting on our past seven days, & it feels like a dream. There was good weather, hockey, lots of egg collecting, a trip to the beach, a walk to the river, lots of fresh air & not enough fresh air- an average (for us) seven days. Life is good. xo
'study nature.love nature. stay close to nature. it will never fail you.' - Frank Lloyd Wright
Kodiak Island has about 40 miles of road. If you're at the airport & take a right, then drive all the way to the end, you'll end up at White Sands (can be seen in these wedding photos). If you take a left, & drive all the way to the end, you'll end up at Fossil Beach. Yesterday, we went to Fossil. We go this direction a lot, usually stopping in Pasagshak, which is about 15 minutes sooner than Fossil. As the name suggests, there's lots of fossils here. The boys filled their coat pockets; they we're most excited about their large broken snail, small whole snail & medium clam shell they found. Ella was most excited to get back in the truck. It was freezing! The wind was whipping right through us; it was a balmy 30ish before said wind. Surprisingly, we all lasted an hour, before heading back to the truck & then stopping at another beach for another hour of bone-chilling play.
& now pop on over to Jen's blog, she saw things- they've been getting snow in Portland (& we have almost none in Alaska!)
'i want to travelacross the world & breathe the air
of new places.' -unknown
Each year, the swans travel south, destination unknown. They always return to the lakes & each summer, we watch them when we drive out the road. There used to be two, last summer we saw more. Every time they swim across the lake, it's magnificent. They're usually far away, which seems to emphasize their beauty. Even at a distance, they're so distinguishable.
Did you know swans mate for life? I learned this the day I photographed Sarah & Brendan's ceremony. Perhaps these two swans we've watched over the years, headed south to start a family...or maybe they brag about the most beautiful place on earth, & their friends couldn't resist the urge to travel north to Alaska; landing on the lakes of Pasagshak, with their life partner's.
Sarah's Brendan swan; some day soon they might travel south & then in the summer's their friends will all eagerly await their return home.
