family and ft. lauderdale

Stades converged on South Florida last week for our grandmothers' memorial services - Nana and Oma.

Road trips for everyone! Natalie, Kahlil, and I drove down from Virginia with a stopover in Savannah. 

In Savannah, there is water all around.

Docked boat.

We tried to go stand up paddle boarding one morning in Miami, but it was too windy - perfect for kite boarders! Not perfect for us. We were a mess on the paddle boards. 

There was a family jam session - two trumpets, a violin, a banjo, a piano, and a chorus of all of our angelic voices.

Caleb plays a sweet tune.

There was an epic monopoly game in progress.

One of my all-time favorite places.

The garage was Papa's place filled with Papa's things.

Mirror near the work bench.

Family photos are my treasures.

Uncle Joel borrowed a little penny farthing bicycle! We could hardly believe our eyes when he brought it home, and we all took a turn. 

Natalie was appointed queen of the penny farthing. Look at her form! You won't see better.

Letters were written home.

I told them to put on a satisfied face and this is what I got. Mom! She heard "sad face."

One more time with everyone. SATISFIED FACE.

Parting shot of Florida heading back north. Taking my memories and a whole lot of mosquito bites. Miss you all!

around the house

Some miscellaneous shots from the last few months. In all cases it's likely I was in the midst of doing something useful, like eating breakfast or vacuuming, when distracted by the sunlight, etc.

Billowy curtain.

American goldfinch and house finch sharing the feeder.

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last NYC visit

From way back in March when we were last in the city.

Snowy view from the top floor of the New Museum. Rooftop water towers are an old favorite.

Another old favorite I was delighted to happen upon: the quiet and splendid artwork of Felix Gonzalez-Torres.  

I appreciated these torquoise tights in a sea of black and white.

Much too serious to be riding in a giant neon mirrored elevator!

Until next time, beautiful dirty city!

winter seems like a long time ago

More neglected pictures rescued from my DSLR - these are from the few snowy days we had last winter.

Little bird tracks on the patio.

That's my garden monkey sculpture wearing a snow cap.