Like Mother Like Son

Your newly discovered pout,
Tiny bottom lip
Protruding out.
Your deeply furrowed brow,
Scrunched up nose
Red face without words
Telling me where, when and how.
You know what you want
And that you want it NOW!
A whine,
A cry,
A small pointing finger,
The power of your toddler gestures.
It's survival,
A mere carnal revival,
The essence of
Your independence.
Yet now you have me contemplating
The chasm between
Our own age seating.
Perhaps it never leaves,
That urge to wear it all upon our sleeves.
And looking in the mirror I see
You're not so much different
From me.
It must be true what they say:
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Cindy

'Tis the season for cold, crisp, beautiful nights.

Cindy

To keep you warm in the months ahead.

Cindy

In the Mood.

Come October, it's all about orange.

Cindy

Green Thumb.

Cindy

Outside, Looking In.

Cindy

Gimme S'more!

Cindy

Bridge Over Flooded Water, RNP

Cindy

Glacial washout. Trail to Gobbler's Knob, Mt. Rainier.

Cindy

Rainier Waterfall.

Cindy

Home Grown Goodness!

Cindy

Sparse. West Fork Methow River.

Cindy

Fired Forest.

Cindy

Mountain Biking West Fork Methow Trail. Okanogan National Forest.

Cindy

Liberty Bell & Early Winter Spires
North Cascades Highway

Cindy

Side View

Cindy

Rolling Hut. Mazama, WA.

Cindy

Cattail.

Cindy

Crazy Green Algae

Cindy

Fishing Heron.