we are family

really short but

so nice

pre-Xmas family reunion

in Raleigh

(upon the occasion of

my cousin Anne's 

daughter's Bat Mitzvah)

L-R back: Jeff, Kelly, Alex, Samuel, Joseph, Mike, me
L-R front: Samantha, Mom, Dad

with Nana

sibs

sibs

my mom's sparkle

Dad & his roaring fire

Samuel

three scenes (actually, make that four)

games on the floor

with my mom

drone footage

posers

Samuel (22) & Samantha (12)
Joseph (19) & Alex (15)

1 + 1 = 2  /  2 + 2 = 4

Card-worthy

Elizabeth's wedding

our niece Elizabeth got married this month,

so we all spiffed up & went to the wedding!

Mike's dad

Mike's mom

Elizabeth, after the I-do's

her father, Dave, signing the marriage license

Dave at the reception

 table of Harris cousins

left side: Haley (Jon's girlfriend), Ben, Ben's wife Cassidy, Joseph

right side: Jon, Jeff, Samuel, and Chris

Lawrence and one of his sisters, Bonnie Sue

Mike and Geneva

a lovely wedding

& family reunion!

The Fox

 it was raining,

so the fox that remains

in my parents' backyard

took refuge

on their front porch

looking to see who is coming out the front door

it really wanted to go back to sleep,

but it did pose nicely for me -

then it curled back up and closed its eyes.

state fair weekend

it's not my birthday

without a trip to the State Fair!

sure looks like she's smiling to me!

 squeeeeee!

ruminations

 the animals seemed to pose

when they saw my camera

pointed at them.

perhaps they thought

this rendered them

invisible?

the fair flyer

amazing cactus flower!

 Village of Yesteryear

you will always be first place to me

Part 8: Quiet Morning & Home

bon voyage at

le pain quotidien

last bowl of coffee

last Central Park framing

a quick block of fifth avenue,

which must be posh

but was not on my radar

my sweet godmother picked us up

& drove us to New Jersey

for our flight home

a most-excellent adventure

to start the second half of my possible century of living

you never know.