Friday, March 16, 2012

Lauren Elizabeth Stewart in a perfect Alex face.

Our trip to La Conner began well on Thursday. I kept my mouth shut most of the time and did not tease either of my granddaughters, Lauren and Rebecca.



But on Friday, when the sun came out in an almost empty but not quite desolate La Conner I lost it. By the time we visited the Quilt and Textile Museum in the beautiful Victorian Gaches Mansion both my daughters were moping with what in my family used to be called the Alex face. Rebecca refused to pose for me and Lauren did so under duress as you can especially see by the first picture.




I drove back to Vancouver with regrets knowing that if my memory served me well, I would find pictures of both the girls' mother and aunt (my daughters) which I had taken back in the same place, the Gaches Mansion, in 1988. The photos are lovely as you can see here. Would I be able to return some day with Lauren and Rebecca once recriminations were forgotten? Only time will tell. My regrets are bitter at the opportunities lost. But then I sometimes think that my perceived talents as a good photographer are taken much for granted by my family.