Temperance River State Park
May your new year be full of adventure and clarity.
(And lots of reading, writing, big hopes, simple dreams, and chocolate.)
xo from the north shore of Minnesota!
Baby Boy
Right now the side of his face rests against my belly, skin to skin, his warmth magnified by mine. It is a wonder, an absolute awe-filled thing, that just days ago he was on the other side of me, tucked away and unseeable, a secret. Elliot. Elliot with the head full of hair. Elliot with the fifty-eight eyelashes. Elliot with the rounded nose that dips into rounded cheeks that slope to the tiny chin that quivers when he cries, lifts when he smiles in his sleep. A landscape. Elliot. Tiny boy so like and unlike all the other boys who have been born before. So like and unlike whatever small person I imagined my own son to be. Perfection is a rare if not impossible thing, but how could he not be, right now, so young, so soft, exactly as he is here, breathing in and out, making the sounds that all mothers and fathers know as first-speak. Secrets. He is revealing them to me, unspooling them by the minute, by the number of his sighs, and they tangle around my legs and body until I am war
Beautiful. Words and images.
ReplyDeleteMay your new year be likewise.
Thank you, Audrey. You, too.
DeleteLooks beautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt mostly rained, but some landscapes can't be defeated even by a gray sky.
DeleteLook at all those clothes! It makes me want to put on a pair of socks. Happy roaming and wandering,happy responding and reworking the realities of your life. Happy receiving, and happy giving. In short - happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou are telling me you have no need for socks?!? Oh, Linda, I will not even admit to you what the temperatures have been here this last week. Time for a road trip SOUTH. :) In any case, thank you for the warm (!) wishes. Same to you!
DeleteHappy New Year to you and your family! Beautiful images, as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathleen. We live in a cold state! But also a beautiful one.
Deletelovely wintry photos. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks! To you, as well.
DeleteWow. You are really, really getting good with your camera! Happy New Year with blessings to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThe area around Lake Superior makes it easy. Happy new year, Bill! Hope it's been full of peace, rest, and open skies.
DeleteWow! That place looks gorgeous! As an Alaskan, I love winter scenes. I can't help myself. :)
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