Spring

The Coral Pink Sand Dunes are about 12 miles away from the ranch. I took Ash, Andrew, Cole(cousin) and the dogs out there and was reminded how beautiful it is. I was actually happy to see the red dirt in my washer, it took me back to a really good time. There is still residual of this adventure in my van and I am not sure if I want to clean it out quite yet. Yes, a van full of beautiful red dirt that could never be duplicated by photoshop can and is nostalgic to me. Call me weird,(not to my face) but I even think the stuff smells good.

Who says?

There are many spoken and unspoken rules put out in the universe by well meaning but misguided people that seem to be extremely ludicrous and go against the very nature of how human beings are made. I am about to debunk one of these strange rules that has never made sense to me. And that is...who says girls aren't supposed to get dirty? We were at the ranch two weekends ago and without any prompting, this is what transpired. With no plans as to what we were going to do this is what all the girls were spontaneously and naturally drawn to.


Could you imagine what joy these (my nieces) girls would be missing out on if someone had told them to get out of the dirt because girls don't get dirty. They know nothing else but feeling the cool sand between their fingers and toes. Digging in the earth for treasures untold. Building, working on something so individually spectacular. I hope no one will ever tell them that girls shouldn't play in the dirt, but if someone ever does? I hope all of these girls remember this great dirt filled day and know that it isn't true.