Paragraphs and Pictures

I finished a book a couple nights ago that brimmed with beautiful paragraphs about a year in Paris, Paris in Love by Eloisa James (Mary Bly's pen name). 

The book got me thinking about what it would be like to write one paragraph a day--capturing an image, an event, or a feeling. I thought about pictures too. I know people who have done one picture a day. But then I hesitated. I'm terrible about doing just about anything everyday except for what is necessary for my family and my survival. What if I miss a day...

So. I'm not committing to one amazing paragraph, and amazing picture, or daily posting. I'm just committing to noticing more and sharing here.

Day one...

My neighbor and her dog, Charlie, came by yesterday evening. Charlie is Pepper's best friend from puppy days when we would meet at a nearby field and laugh as they bounced and rolled around on the grass. While the dogs raced around the yard, my friend showed me pictures she had taken earlier in the day of her baby at a nearby park. He was pulling himself up, grabbing footholds on the climbing wall, squinting against the sun. This was one of our first warmer days and the first day for my friend at this park. It will become a part of their lives in the next few years. I'm sure she'll take hundreds of pictures on her cell phone. I was happy to see the first ones.

My favorite part of this picture is how the focus is pretty much on the dogs. Which is totally typical for us when we let these guys play.