Our new dog

adopted dog --

learning to read her mood

by the curl of her tail

Lazy Sunday

snuggled
beneath his blanket
beneath his dog

Photo credit: daveynin, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Our First Child

first sonogram:
so excited to see you
we didn’t notice
your missing heartbeat -
the silence

Photo credit: Anne Norman, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Playing with my food

plate full of giggles
relaxes my tense shoulders
delightful play food

Photo credit: mayoff, via flickr //CC BY 2.0

P.S. If you search flickr for play food, you come up with some pretty wild things, like a melon Death Star and cookie board games.

Sparkle

crystalline flakes fall
through the pearlescent snow clouds ~
my daughter's first tooth

Photo credit: Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, NOAA's National Weather Service Collection

Short Flight

flying in circles
the helicopter buzzes
baby's toothless gums

Photo credit: Naomi, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Tiny Temper

terrible spasms
red-faced twisting and writhing
toddler tantrum

Photo credit: Pedro Klien, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Babycakes

pregnant at 40 ~
I didn't know I missed you
until you were born

Photo credit: Lawyer Mama, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Sibling Scuffle

rec room spin cycle ~

the endless agitation
of siblings at play

Photo credit: Sharon Mollerus, through a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License via flickr.

(Note: I liked this picture so much that I changed my subject from "brothers" to "siblings." The word "scuffle" in the title is my nod to Sharon's photo caption. Her shot embodies what I was trying to capture.)

Fingertip Embrace

our first hand-made heart ~
diamond-dipped fingers embrace
on our wedding day

Photo credit: Tammra McCauley through a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License via flickr

Baby Meets Kitchen

tiny explorer
conquers new territory
Cheerios bouncing