COUSINS...

 

These cute little folks are cousins...

My niece and nephews

There are others

But, this is what I was able to capture at this moment

I have cousins and remember very few times of really gathering as children

But, I always knew what it should be like

And perhaps without so much distance we may have been

Lives can get so messing

So much distance can get in the way

But, there is something to be said about knowing someone your whole life

I mean...really knowing them

Sharing things and laughing because only you know the story

These beautiful children

Enjoyed a cool creek in the beauty of Sedona

A very hot day in June

On this particular day

They started with clothes on

With mothers' being concerned about their dress

About the water

About drying off and getting back into the car

I walked out to a rock in the middle of the stream

I watched it all unfold

Sandals and flip-flops...off

OK...but, only up to your knees

Oops! Someone fell in

A frenzy gave way

This photo is the outcome of that

Of cousins

Of the power that comes from knowing each other as babes

A bond that even mothers' can't break

And oh...the secrets that will arise

This photo is mine for them

Later

When they are all grown up

Maybe over dinner and wine and...a boyfriend or a girlfriend

Or maybe as a short journey

Back in time...a shared reminiscent smile

I can hardly wait!