Hali and the "Eye"

My grand-daughter Hali, who is now 16 has always had an 'eye' (pun intended) for photography.  In fact this eye was shot by her of her own eye when she was around 8 years old.  I always found it interesting that she was able to figure out at that age she might have a body part that would be a good subject to direct the camera on, especially her eye....in the sunlight where each eyelash is showcased.   She has always been a gal with many interest.  She is the only grandchild that has lived near enough to us to spend lots of quality time learning to do things we enjoy and adding them to her own repertoire of talents.   

We have spent a  lot of kitchen time together through out the years, and I'd like to think the dishes we prepared together and the desserts that were baked helped build the enthusiasm she still has cooking and trying new dishes.  Her lucky parents often drive home from work exhausted, and walk through the door greeted by  odors from the kitchen.  A sure sign another  home cooked meal  was at the ready, lovingly prepared by Hali!

She no longer enjoys doing dishes, as she once did.....as illustrated in the other photo.  No, this wasn't a set-up for a photo op.  She really did like to have a towel wrapped around her skirt (apron, you see) and another dishtowel around her head.  I'm not sure what that look was about, but with flowers shoved in for good measure.  Well.....how could I argue with cuteness?  Standing on a chair to do cleanup is no longer fun, but hey!  It was grand while it lasted!

She has also donned a tool belt to  repair things around the house with her grandpa (of course I have a picture or two of that.....somewhere),  gardened with me and could name flowers when she was just a little whippersnapper, scrapbooked and oil painted pictures.   We did it all.  She learned to operate (aka play) a computer on her grandpa's knee and read the newspaper with

 him.  

We don't see much of her anymore, although she stays in touch almost daily by phone.  She has school activities, a part-time job and tons of friends to spend time with.  I hope some of those interest that were nurtured here with us will stay with her,  or at least remain a happy memory. Right now I have a jig-saw puzzle started I could sure use her help with!