January 13,2012
Weddings are so much fun to attend! I went to this one when I was in college; the couple in this photo are dear friends of mine who were there for me at a time when I had no one. At the end of the wedding when the bride threw the bouquet, she aimed it at me and I ducked. I sure didn’t want that experience in my life yet. I’ve been to several weddings, this was by far the most enjoyable. Cheers to T & M!!
EVA SANTIAGO copyright 2012
January 10, 2012
We had rabbits as pets when my kids were younger. I learned quite a few things about them during those years. For starters, they eat their own poop and sit in their own urine to keep cool in the hot summer months. They also are very fragile animals; my oldest daughter who was 12 at the time, found this out the hard way. Her rabbit Mascara and the one pictured here, Shadow appeared to lead boring lives in their cages. So she decided to remedy the problem by placing a rather large wood planter in their cage, for them to play in. The next day she came in from feeding them and her glum expression told me something was very wrong. She found Shadow crushed underneath the planter. Yup, completely steamrolled. And that ladies and gentlemen is how she discovered that rabbits are not as tough or bored as they appear.
January 9,2012
This picture makes me smile. If you have a child in your life you’ll watch them grow and go from dream to dream. That is one of the most beautiful aspects of childhood; dreaming that you can do anything. As people age, they forget that. I believe if a person wishes to stay young at heart, then you must have a child-like imagination. Dreamers run the universe!
-EVA SANTIAGO copyright 2012
January 7,2012
I took this picture of my daughter in the spring. The cat she’s holding is Ladie, our family pet. Ladie just wandered into our back yard one day and rubbed herself up against my oldest daughter. She picked her up and then Ladie never left our home again. It’s been a few years since then, and Ladie has turned out to be the best pet we ever had. We suspect that she might have been one of those pets that people are forced to abandon when they have to leave their homes in a hurry after the bank has foreclosed on their property. Abandoned pets on foreclosed properties is a big problem here in Nevada. Ladie also could have been raised with a dog because she behaves more like a canine. By the way, she is a Scottish Fold, hence the small ears.
January,6 2012
Rear View Mirror
I look in my rear view mirror,
not knowing what I’d see.
The sun has long set,
on you and me.
The skies set ablaze,
the sun has gone down in full glory.
The distant horizon,
all blurred as in a haze.
Days of you and me gone-
my rear view mirror doesn’t lie,
as I take one last look,
my heart doesn’t even sigh.
The sun set long ago,
on this, our story.
The sun set, only this time I’m not sorry.
I look in my rear view mirror,
and you’re stuck back there,
my future is straight ahead…
…and you’re no longer there.
EVA SANTIAGO copyright 2012
January 5,2012
The girl with a million dollar smile,
will make your life worth while.
She is bright,
like the first day of spring.
In her hair-strands of spun gold.
Her presence warms you up.
With her in your life, you never feel old.
The girl with the million dollar smile…
…I’m so glad to know her!
-Eva Santiago copyright 2012
Eva Santiago 