August 1, 2010 - One of Our Favorite Places

... is still where the grass bends gently with dew in the early morn, where the bumble bees gracefully lift their cumbersome-looking bodies from flower to flower, where our "puppies" first sit a few yards away but are pushing their heavy, hairy bodies up against us in no time, where the tomatoes blush a deep red and bend green branches almost to breaking, where years are told by the myriad of colored moss and mold on a rough gray/brown fence and where me and my little can lie still with our breaths in sync for a moment as we stare into a deep, mesmerizing blue. (OK, I did say moment, she is an infant after all)

Ahhhhh, breathe in and breathe out. Another moment spent in the peace and shade of our backyard. Today though, we added daddy to the mix.

The beauty of all around us just reflects in those bottomless dark eyes...

And daddy doesn't like his picture taken, unlike my little ham who thought it was hilarious that daddy was hiding behind her.

Oh how I love time in the luscious shade with my little one.