Crown and Bough

Sunday 31 July 2016

31/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week, in 2016."

Roan: at Saint Leo Abbey in the blistering midday sun, reaching up on his tippy-toes to splash in the fountain.  Look at the head of curly down!

Tuesday 26 July 2016



Happy birthday, Grandmama. (As usual, these photos were not taken on the day but a week or so before.)

Monday 25 July 2016

30/52


"A portrait of my younger child, once a week, every week, in 2016."

Roan:  on his uncle's old rocking horse in the early morning.  He's watching the baby channel, or he'd look more lively!


Friday 22 July 2016

Unplugged








Childhood, unplugged.

Roan and his cousins play in the blistering heat, taking relief in the shade and the watering hose.  Roan lumbers around behind the cousin of his choice; he's the middle in age and they're like stairs, one, two, three, but Roan is the biggest, solid, central-weighted.  His auntie borrows him for her exercises.  They transfer toys by stealing them, one from the other, like a baby assembly line.

There will never be a time when they didn't know each other.  They'll think back as far as they can in their memory and say, "There was always Ned.  There was always Auggie.  There was always Roan."

<3

Sunday 17 July 2016

29/52



"A portrait of my younger child, once a week, every week, in 2016."

Tuesday 12 July 2016

28/52


"A portrait of my younger child, once a week, every week, in 2016."

Roan:  at 18 months, a second before dropping the flag.  Photo taken after Independence Day.  c;

Tuesday 5 July 2016

A photo of Roan from about a year ago.