Ok, so maybe not cousins by relation, but family at heart. :) Fairyland.
More museum hopping in today's entry as it pertains to the DeYoung Art Museum. Enjoyed the larger-than-life sized Impressionist paintings on exhibit from France, but truly preferred the slower pace and improved elbow room in the rest of the museum.
More local pursuits are in our future
as we vacation from home this summer. :)
The Aquarium, at the California Academy of Sciences. Thankful the croc tank/enclosure remains from the old 20th century building. I miss the archaic architecture but so much care has been put into this renovation. Well worth the effort as I'm not much of a fan of city driving. Aquariums offer an undisturbed glimpse into a quiet, mysterious world. We always wish we had more time to simply observe. Below, Sarah. Then Matthew and Justin, buds.
We could have sat here for hours...
Fun with the camera...
The temperature has risen. I know this because our once emerald-green hills have turned their golden hue. The butterflies are dancing through our back yard in pairs and the roses and butterfly bush are in full bloom. I know this because my paint turned to globs on the brush and in my cup while I painted the exterior of a house today. It does not matter that it hit 90 degrees, according to our digital thermometer that records the factual highs and lows. The temperature has risen and this I just know. Summer comes. The wheel of the year turns. Half the year passes whether we are ready or not. Above and below are two recent shots captured by taking the side roads home yesterday. It's always worth the effort...even in the heat. :)
Going *to* the new mother instead of her bringing the baby to a photo shoot just makes sense. We take our time. We wait for the baby to be fully fed, changed, relaxed, at rest. This may take an hour. Or in our case, 3. It's all about patience.
The reward is pure sweetness.
And this last one, taken for Daddy, just makes me giggle...
Time for R&R. Return trip to a beach we've combed for many years. The children grow and change (sporting facial hair and passing the 6' marker, for instance) but the beach maintains its appeal. Although digging and body surfing made up part of the day, so too did the completion of the Mario and Luigi movie, close up shooting of rock climbing details, a re-enactment of Chariots of Fire, and longer and farther excursions along the tidal pools. I love all these children as my own.
Then a stop on the way home to a place you too may have visited.
Yes, in fact, we are a nutty bunch.
And a shot of something pretty along the way...
Preparations are under way and culminating for the last of the current stage productions. We are all exhausted but the let down post-production is always more strongly felt than the lengthy rehearsals. I never knew we'd spend so many hours in a theater or dance studio, but such is the case. Could this leaping young woman in red be my little girl? Indeed! She is such a graceful figure in my world. First up: jazz show. You'll recognize one of the young men. He keeps our lives filled with unapologetic expressions of endearment.
I must close with pure cuteness....
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