But Look! It's All of Us Together

I know, I know the photo is over-exposed

some have the sun in their eyes, some of the faces are shaded

You could have set up this shoot better, yes, yes

But look!  It's all of us together - we just bumped into each other

at the Moscow Saturday Farmer's market! 

We hardly ever have the opportunity to see each other,

for just a while, in the middle of the market!

and there we are all talking at once!  Where are you going, where have you come from,

how long are you staying, what have you been doing, how's the job, 

how's the sabbatical going, how was your sabbatical, what did you do, and more! 

Translating to mean; we love you, we miss you, we're happy for you, 

travel safely, and good luck! and let's get together again!

To have Nick here just before going to work with the bees,

Ivar living in Seattle and commuting to Moscow

Pat beginning her sabbatical with travel plans for the next few months

Katrina and Diego traveling through on their way to Italy and Germany,

and ultimately to Peru for nine months

Wayne NOT playing tennis at the moment

and myself, back to work after a six month sabbatical, and just down for a quick weekend

And here we are all - realizing how fleeting these moments can be,

together enjoying each other, sharing as fast as we can, 

making promises to catch up, to see each other 

at the next cross-roads wherever that may be - Lima? Cuba? Moscow?

So, yes, the photo is overexposed, underexposed, facing into the sun . . . but we're all together!