Tuesday, May 28

One Afternoon

These photographs tell the story of one afternoon, of grandkids and grandparents who spent hours on the shore of the Mississippi River playing with rocks, roots and the water. It was a grey, kind of dark, cool and windy day. A beautiful day. My boys threw rocks of different shades and sizes in the water and climbed on trees, sometimes with the help of some strong hands holding on to them. Those couple of hours outside were filled with laughter and joy. It was an afternoon that will stay with me for a long time.



Mississippi River
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3 years and 80 years
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big rock, big splash
my mother
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my father who has seen a lot during his almost 80 years of life
dirty and toothless, supported by a strong hand
my mother's hands
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this tree
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looking up (taken by Lukas)
3 and 6

1 comment:

Julia said...

I like the way you captured the afternoon. I've always been intrigued by the idea of the Mississippi River in Minnesota. The strong, old trees with big roots also seem very appropriate for the theme of three generations together. I feel privileged to know your parents. I do think they are really strong people, as the photographs convey. Your boys have good genes.