There is truth in that quote, these last few days before departure. Though I have never been one to embrace the ordinary, or routine, I find myself cherishing the details of day to day life. Sitting on the porch with my two cats. Drinking the day's first cup of coffee while checking email and Facebook. Barbecuing dinner in the back yard. Going to the gym. Walking uptown. Familiar cafes, restaurants, stores, people. Driving around in my little blue car.
One of the gifts of preparing to go away for a long time is the heightened appreciation for my life here. Not that I've ever taken it for granted, but I am seeing it through a different lens. And it is good. Full of large and small annoyances of course, painfully uneventful at times (though not often, in truth), but mostly a life of colour and diversity and, as I have said before, more love than I ever could have imagined. I am appreciating this perspective right now.
So here are a few images from ordinary (and not so ordinary) life:
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| Tilly and Kira |
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| Fabulous Feuerwerker-Otto family |
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| Wonderful extended family of the heart |
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| A few friends. This one comes out upside down every time! No idea why. |
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| parents |
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| garden |
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| rooftop patio |
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| orchestra |
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| a picture where Brian and I both look good! |
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| work |
Lovely article Alison!
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