My sister Kim and I in a
field of bluebonnets, the Texas state flower, Easter 1961, road between
Rockdale and Cameron, Texas. She was 1; I was 2 3/4 years old, according to my
Dad's note on the back of the photo. I remember the occasion very well. It was
hot and sticky, and the sun was bearing down on us, and there were bugs
everywhere, and there were grass burs and stickers, and we were afraid of snakes
and didn’t want to get our dresses and shoes dirty, and it was itchy in our
Easter dresses, and we were crying and complaining. But our parents insisted,
and they always loved this photo. My
mother had it framed in her home when she died, and I have it now--a small
frame made of ivory-colored bone with an oval opening for the photo, which has
faded on the outside, but not on the inside. Happy birthday, Kim, February 18, 1960, and every year. Forever, may your light shine.
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