I shot this image a few minutes ago for a daily image. I take a lot of photos of The Girl. She is a ready model, does not mind, and is good looking. She also has so many aspects to her personality that she presents many photo-ops.

I have a Shawn Mullins album playing in the background, Beneath the Velvet Sun. One of the songs, Amy’s Eyes brought a tear to my eye. When I dealt with my depression, so many years ago, this song was a reminder of how Wife saw the world through different eyes than I do. The world just seemed to be a bit brighter for her and I envied that, a little.

In time I got better, but the observation remained — Wife just seemed to see the world a little brighter than I do. Although she died more than a decade ago, her presence is still missed. I especially miss her voice. We talked a lot, much of it inconsequential, but that did not matter.

Now that it is cooling off, I think it is time to hit the rack. The morning will come quickly and there are some things to do tomorrow.

I am grateful. Life is good.