Tag: pictures

  • Can a tire swing not be made from a tire?

    My daughter and I went to a park in Marquette, Michigan last week. Wood play scape, swings, everything. I was drawn to this blue tire swing. When I got there, I discovered it isn’t a tire swing. It is a round swing of molded plastic that looks like a tire swing. But it can’t be.…

  • The tiny gifts of St. Nick

    St. Nicholas usually comes to our house. He has found us as we’ve moved. He found us after I grew up and moved out of my parents’ house. He always came to us there. St. Nicholas finds us. And when he does, he puts stuff in our shoes. — When I was getting older, but…

  • Walking the beach

    Walking the beach

    There is something small in the walk, barefoot along the shore; with crunching sand and waves lapping the hem of your jeans. Soaked, drying, sandy, brushed and prepared to return to socks then shoes, then pavement, feet planting and stepping in time to music produced by your phone.

  • Embrace

    This week’s Wordless Wednesday: Embrace

  • Under Water

      Wordless Wednesday

  • Falling Asleep

        Wordless Wednesday He put on his sister’s hat and fell right to sleep.

  • Stopping for WiFi

      Being without 4G or WiFi has meant virtually no updates. But we have pictures to share. This is Rose enjoying the wifi from a McDonald’s parking lot. Over the next few days, check out my tumblr stream or join me on Instagram. By next week, We should be back online. Enjoy yourself!

  • Angel

    I’ve been playing with Instagram on my iPhone lately and having fun. I thought I’d share one of my favorite pictures. It reminds me of a 4ad album cover.