Finally, this is finished. The birthday it was intended for was in September...sigh. We've actually been too busy to see each other since then, and I miss her terribly. Have you ever noticed how the rhythms of friendships take on a snowball effect? You may see each other every week for months, then a week is missed, then two, by the time it becomes a month it is more and more difficult to arrange.
Maybe if I call this a Christmas gift, making it on time, rather than late, we can get back in sync?
And apologies for the bad photos. There has been a serious lack of light in the northwest. Coming home one afternoon, I saw the sun at the right angle. I ran into the house calling, "Where's the camera?!" By the time it was found, the sun was gone. There was a bit of sun the a couple of days ago, early in the morning. I ran out, shivering, kneeling on the sidewalk where the few beams of light were. Of course, this is when the neighbors all came out of their houses. "It's too cold to do that!" "Are you crazy?" Yes, and yes, and still, not such good photos. I fear it will be a blurry winter.
