Charlottesville

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the lovely university nor of the charming downtown, which was comprised of loads of brick buildings covered with fading advertisements--my favorite!

My camera was otherwise occupied--little E, the daughter of some old friends of mine, loved taking pictures of herself: she mostly pushed the lens of the camera into her eye as hard as she could and said cheese. Then she turned the camera around, saw a picture of her, and said, "Me! Me!"

I convinced her to hold the camera back a little bit and we got a couple of self-portraits.


She calls kisses, "mops" ("mops" is the sound she makes instead of the smacking sound of a kiss).

She's so adorable and enthusiastic and convincing that she can make a room full of adults play ring-around-the-rosie with her.

And her little months-old sister breaks into smiles just about anytime you look at her.