Tuesday, January 24, 2006

personal history 2 {spt}

mom sisters
above is a picture of my mom's sisters-- kayleen, ladonna, my mom wanda and me age 18, just graduated highschool!
i see in this photo:
me slouching my five nine self
the striking resemblance of us all
german russian heritage
strong bones
solid cheekbones
my genes
beauty
love
sisterhood
aunts
my mom
myself 12 years younger
family
minnesota roots
part of my personal history

3 comments:

Kim Carney said...

totally beautiful

Tamar said...

What a great photo - I love how the light and shadow play out on each of the faces, illuminating the expressions. Beautiful! As are your words, of course. The colllage is wonderful too.

Anonymous said...

I do see the resemblance. Beautiful ladies, and I love how your post resembles a poem.