I don’t often post pictures of myself (or family anymore) but here’s a shot of myself and my brother at his brewery in Conway, New Hampshire. For this record, yes, I am this short (and my brother isn’t especially tall, either). In the midst of so much — floods, rains, wildfire smoke, the endless varieties of chaos that track all of us — I’m always happy to head out on a restorative hike.
That evening, we raced ahead of yet more thunderstorms to get to brother’s house, my daughter driving, me in the passenger seat prattling on about whatever, whatever. But isn’t that the way of family? Thank goodness for joyful moments….
“Be joyful because it is humanly possible.”
— Wendell Berry
Stony Soil Vermont 
We often forget to take relaxed family shots, lovely picture.
Thank you!!!
I read about the bad weather in Vermont. Here in Texas we are having record heat, currently 109 degrees here. That is a great photo.
Wish we could mingle our states’ temperatures and weather. That’s a crazy high temp. My sympathies!
Soak up all those joyful moments – life is too short not too!
Indeed!
Great picture. If it was me I would have that picture (with names and date) in a frame and on display. I have been working on a family’s box of photographs that I got in a box at an estate sale. People who are all gone and their memories lost in a cardboard box. Years from now someone will look at that picture and be able to see the love and connection.
That is a really sweet suggestion. Thank you!
Lovely.
Thank you!!