WHILE VISITING CALIFORNIA, I HAD THE COMPLETE & UTTER HONOR TO PHOTOGRAPH MY EXTENDED FAMILY.
BORN AND RAISED ALASKAN, MY COUSINS NOW RESIDE IN CA WITH THEIR BRIDES & BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN –AND NATURALLY, GRANDMA & GRANDPA COULD NOT STAY AWAY.
IT'S BITTERSWEET TO HAVE THEM SO FAR SOUTH. I'M THRILLED FOR THEIR FAMILY TO ALL BE TOGETHER, BUT THERE'S THIS H U G E VOID IN ANCHORAGE WHERE WE SPENT SO MANY FAMILY GET TOGETHERS, HOLIDAYS, ETC., MAKING MEMORIES, LOUNGING, LAUGHING AND ENTERTAINING ONE ANOTHER, JUST BY BEING. I MISS THEM DEARLY, BUT SO CHERISH THESE VISITS.
