Archive for May, 2008

Weekend bonus shot, 05.31.08

0 Comments Published May 31st, 2008 in A month o' photos, Mostly a picture, Weekend bonus shot.

Cousins romp after the ball game, El Cerrito, CA.

20th of 20!

0 Comments Published May 30th, 2008 in A month o' photos, Mostly a picture.

“I can jump on two feet! Watch!” And back and forth she galloped, all the while with the legs stiffened out in the upside-down “V”. Then she confided that she innovated this technique after discovering that she couldn’t really hop that well on one foot alone.
And o how this past [...]

19th of 20

0 Comments Published May 29th, 2008 in A month o' photos, Mostly a picture.

Good night smooch. (Or, DadDad love Part Deux: As he giveth, so doth he rightly receiveth.)

18th of 20

0 Comments Published May 28th, 2008 in A month o' photos, From the vault, Mostly a picture.

Not particularly committed to being upright. (Image from back last November.) This reminds me of thoughts I thought the first time I was exposed, daily, to a person this age. Recorded here.

17th of 20

2 Comments Published May 27th, 2008 in A month o' photos, From the vault, Mostly a picture.

After the bath (2); taken circa September last year. After the bath (1) now residing at Flickr, here.

16th of 20

2 Comments Published May 26th, 2008 in A month o' photos, From the vault, Mostly a picture.

In honor of Memorial Day, a sweet image of DadDad’s love (about a year ago). He’s the only family member to have seen war (WWII, D-Day on a navy ship, the works). And I dearly hope it stays that way. [Food for thought: this Pacifist's Memorial Day Pledge, from someone on Democratic [...]

Weekend bonus shot, 05.24.08

1 Comment Published May 24th, 2008 in A month o' photos, Mostly a picture, Weekend bonus shot.

Pancake brigade, Berkeley, CA.

15th of 20

5 Comments Published May 23rd, 2008 in A month o' photos, Mostly a picture.

Ring Finger Promise (a variation on the Pinky Promise), with the Special Uncle. Ever since he hepped her to this last Sunday, she has been wanting to exchange Pinky Promises with me every night when I tuck her in.
I say I promise to love her for ever and ever and ever (and [...]

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