Delusions

Ahhh... The optimistic refrigerator of January, full of already-chopped vegetables and healthy leftovers, ready to create all sorts of responsible meals. So different from the dissipated refrigerator of December I finally cleaned out.

Cool kids

We ride at dawn! (Or possibly after naptime...)

Friends

These two live thousands of miles apart, but they got to meet up today and share their love of doggies and blueberries.

View

A year and a half after moving to our house, the view out the kitchen window is still one of my very favorite things.

New every morning

My total lack of perfection in, well, many of the things I'm trying to do right now is one reason my word for 2017 is grace.

We may be disorganized around here, but we're looking forward to 2017.

Letters

Hiking partner

For some reason, a bunch of people stopped to say hi to my hiking buddy when we stopped for a water and play break.

Trail

The weather today was only in the eighties. I celebrated by going hiking at Cedar Ridge along with everyone else who lives in the metroplex.

Interaction

Evelyn discusses the aquatic creatures with a friend on our trip to the aquarium.

Cicadas

It's an intense cicada year. Not only are they enthusiastically loud in the evening, but their shed exoskeletons are everywhere.

Helper

Evelyn is now at the age where she's much happier if she can help out while I'm working in the kitchen. Sponging off the counter is worth whole minutes of entertainment.

Perch

 My daughter, the girl who sits in things.

Appliances

One of these appliances is not like the other.

Procrastination

My newest art installation, entitled The Perks of Not Mowing the Backyard for a Month.

Rain

Evelyn enjoyed the thundery rainstorms we had a few days ago.

Picnic

Evelyn and I had an impromptu lunch picnic in a plaza in Southlake while running errands. She was remarkably coordinated with her blue shirt, skirt, and blueberries.

Loving potato

I love both how happy Evelyn is looking at Ben in this picture and also how much at one month old she resembled an adorably lumpy potato.

Surreal

It doesn't feel like it's been a whole year since Evelyn and I were just hanging out in bed together taking lots of naps all day.

Celebration

Just a birthday girl and her dog.

Dignified

Habibti really appreciated how dignified Evelyn's birthday party was.