the weather taunted us this weekend. plan a picnic. have a catch. forage for foliage. whatever you have to do to get outside. mine turned into trying out a new lens while visiting family in texas. what beautiful sunshine and souls i got to be around for a few days. i really enjoyed taking these portraits of my sister, erin. she is funny, intelligent, strong, sometimes sassy, and beautiful. i think she showed all of these as we worked together today. as i was glancing through the photos, i kept seeing flashes of older generations in her. my mom's stance, our grandmother's stare. every time i look at the smiling one i instantly see my grandmother's senior portrait from her high school days... elegant hairstyle, full, perfectly painted lips- a quite striking portrait. bits and pieces passed down to us. i am thankful for many ways to remember loved ones each day.
