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lazy hazy daze

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camera settings: f/3.5, 1/10, ISO 200, 18mm focal length

Wall to wall carpeting invites lounging. I had forgotten this about him. Legos spread underfoot, he marks his territory in this new space. I am marking my territory too with photos tacked to walls and buddhas placed methodically. I can’t blame him for spreading out, and so I learn to step gingerly while in barefeet.

We moved 1800 miles to be here. It’s new and it’s summer and life turns upside down fairly quickly. So we unpack and disassemble life as we knew it and walk boldly into something new and somewhat surprising. It is the blending of the old and new lives that are creasing together like a to-do list that’s been shoved deep into a pocket.

These are the final days of summer. And this year, this is how we are spending our time. It might not have been how i pictured it, but in this picture I see the truth of our reality and it’s perfect just how it is. For this photo I stood on a chair and shot straight down at him. The early morning sun cast a light on the bottom left frame and my iphone lit up his face while he studied a new strategy on a favorite game. What I wanted to remember was the mess, the smallness of him, the dark edges, the comfort of that old bear we use now as a floor pillow.

Life is not always what you pictured, but it’s always exactly as it’s supposed to be.

So tell me, how are you spending your last days of summer? Poolside? With a good book? Friends and laughter? Share with us a picture of your real everyday… because what is real, is really beautiful.

Comments

  23. Love the photo, love your words.

    It's not summer here but we're easing out of winter. Me? I'm spending the time getting used to a new city and finding my place.

  25. Really love this shot and what you had to say. It's so strange the sense of urgency every one has to ddo something meaningful. I feel it for sure.

    For me? Right now? My everyday is fitting in wearing my sundresses…
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