family portrait

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mother and babe portrait

DSC_0212, originally uploaded by jjleatherman.

from my most recent photography work.

If I were a flower, I would be a Peony...

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DSC_0051, originally uploaded by jjleatherman.

Peony

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If I were a flower, I would be a peony. This is an heirloom from a bush that my great grandmother planted many many moons ago. I have vivid childhood memories of watching the ants crawl, and the sweet , heady smells of the blossoms.