Today’s prompt from www.reverb10.com asks me to write about a moment from this past year during which I felt most alive.
I’m going to say it was the day I took this picture.
My family was gathered together for the “August Birthday Party,” which is for my dad, two of my brothers, one of my sisters, and a niece, all of whom have August birthdays. We have this party every year. My brothers grill. We set a long table of food out in the back yard. Children and dogs alike steal cookies and run around like wild things.
This year we brought out the Slip ‘n Slide. A good time was had by all. I also had a brand new telephoto lens for my camera, so I got a close up view to the excitement without actually getting wet. The best of both worlds.
That’s how I managed to take this.
Now that’s living.
What beautiful photos and what a lovely family tradition.
I bet it helps that the birthdays are in August and not in February!
That second photo is gorgeous. If that’s the new camera you mentioned in the other post, you appear to have the eye to go with it.
Wonder-full!