My backyard...

Last week I took this image into my local photo studio for enlargement, and my dreams did not come true - apparently they were unable to find the file on the disk! I ended up getting the enlargement created for free because it was not ready at the listed time - and apparently the 'weekend crew' couldn't find their heads anyway...
I'm thrilled that I have this image in supersized format. I have recently changed the photos on my fridge, and on my book shelves to reflect more of what I'm feeling right now - and for whom. Many of my family are there, and now more of my family - even one of my brother, who still, after 8 years of my living in Hamilton, has not once come to visit! But that's another story for another day...

I have friends travelling, working overseas, and 'seeing the world' (check out Jane's Aussie Adventure), and some days all I can think about is going to visit my family. I never realized how much they do mean to me until I moved away and didn't have the option of seeing them everyday. Somedays I wish I could just be brave enough to pick up and go somewhere else in this expansive world for a while to work and live... but alas, we should always be careful of what we wish for.

I just thought I share a few of these images of my world - Boxing Day snowfall 2005:

Where I grew up.

Where I still call home.

Where a piece of my heart will always be.