warm spring day
in the woods
he builds her a fort

ice covered pond
young girls
skate freely

seeing his breath
the boy smokes
like Dad

a little girl playing,
deep snow
grandpa wants to go in

top quarter champion

top half champion

bottom quarter champion

pedals
faster Daddy
Don’t let go!

windows down
hand out the window
riding with dad

first snowfall
my daughter asks…
“is Santa coming?”

first snow
children in line
sleds under-arm

top half champion

champion

bottom half champion

getting baptized
so anxious
she waves to her family

patiently waiting
the last of the snow melts
the swing set

white sand & crashing waves
her grandmother
shapes her into a mermaid

sunny day
child hands grandmother
another shell for her pail

top quarter champion

bottom half champion

bottom quarter champion

my children
coming into puberty
I try to remember my first love

like the winter snow
my grandmother’s thoughts
vanished in spring

summer rain
watching the kids
wishing for their energy

One . . .
Two . . .
Little Footsteps Running