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My World Monday: Up and Down the Genetic Trail
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Last Monday, I was still catching up on the sleep I’d lost while welcoming Oliver to the world. Today, I’m smiling over the photos taken yesterday at the “Meet Oliver” shower of my dad with his newest great-grandson, the wonderful, cheerful, big brother Logan, Auntie Lise with her newest nephew, And my son and his beautiful family.
My World Monday: Losing Sleep
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Most nights, the lights go out about 11 and I wake up when the early morning light starts peeking through cracks at the edges of shade-covered windows. Last Thursday night was an exception. Because by 11:05 on Thursday night, I was at the hospital. Waiting for this little person to be placed in his mommy's arms. Watching my first son welcome his second son and then take a well-deserved nap as Oliver and his mommy (my beautiful daughter-in-law) got better acquainted.
Sepia Saturday: A Modern Day Edward S. Curtis
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In my somewhat-sporadic Sepia Saturday posts, I’ve sometimes featured images of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis, taken a century ago. Edward S. Curtis Photograph of Si Wa Wata Wa, Zuni tribe - from the Edward S. Curtis Collection, Library of Congress He was funded by J.P. Morgan, a wealthy industrialist, to photograph indigenous peoples before their way of life was lost forever. Photograph of Buffalo Dancers - from the Edward S. Curtis Collection, Library of Congress Now, a young photographer named Matika Wilbur, a member of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes Hand-tinted Matika Wilbur image from her website of coastal Washington, is setting off on a 3-year venture to create images of tribal peoples from each of the 564 federally-enrolled tribes. Her work is superb and explores the poignant topic of what it means to be “Indian.” Unlike Curtis, she doesn't have a wealthy industrialist bankrolling her. She's cobb