Summer Music

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This is their first day of summer, or better known as the first day of summer vacation. Sacha and his four cousins (two are not mention on the list above) are between 13 and 16 years of age. As Joe who just turned 13 said, "This will be the summer of all summers!" Of course in all honesty they have been saying this since they could talk and every summer is… the summer of their dreams come true.

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I was up on the rice dryer, (as tall as a barn) taking photos of the dust cropper when I saw the boys trying to do double turns while touching their toes at the same time. Sacha is the one on the far left, then Joe, then Sam. The dust cropper does look like a master ballerina at times. At least my imagination thinks it does.. Don't you agree? The best thing about growing up in a rural town, (or at least in Sacha's case to have this childhood place of mine to come and spend summer vacation,) is the allowance to have the freedom to be a kid.

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The dust cropper as low as it can go before swooping up to miss the telephone wires.

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My dream is to be a dust cropper ballerina, swoop and twirl, dive and dip and fly like a butterfly on such a stage.

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I think it is one of their dreams too… to have the freedom to enyoy every moment of their summer vacation on the stage called a ranch.

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Let's dance!



Comments

39 responses to “Summer Music”

  1. M-Noëlle

    Let me think… Loops? Twirls? Dives? Dips?
    You do not need any ballet shoes nor butterfly wings, Corey…
    Just get on board of FH’s plane… and your wish will come true !!!
    These pictures of Sacha and his cousins make an accurate illustration of teens’ feeling of freedom…

  2. M-Noëlle

    Let me think… Loops? Twirls? Dives? Dips?
    You do not need any ballet shoes nor butterfly wings, Corey…
    Just get on board of FH’s plane… and your wish will come true !!!
    These pictures of Sacha and his cousins make an accurate illustration of teens’ feeling of freedom…

  3. I think the boys will have a fabulous summer vaacation
    Alison

  4. Oh the joy of being able to do a double turn while touching your toes! And the freedom to just be a kid and dance – wonderful summer vacation plans. So glad you have your Sacha there again with you, Corey~((hugs))

  5. Barbara Sydney Australia

    Oh Corey,I am so happy you will have your family together again soon. There is nothing right about separation or distance and nothing better than being together.

  6. How beautiful when all the family is together sharing love and making memories for years to come.
    Love you
    Jeanne
    Even after their darkest hours birds still continue to sing in the morning.
    Love and hugs and prayers

  7. Why dont you ask French husband for a few lessons so you can become the fantastic flying ballerina? I’m sure he would be thrilled about it!!! :o)
    May your dreams come true, Corey!
    Love*

  8. Season’s blessings! Thanks for letting us share!

  9. Thanks for sharing the pictures of Sacha and his cousins…how fun for them! Oh the excitement of summer vacation!!!

  10. What precious captures of the boys enjoying life and each other!
    You’re now starting to sound refreshed; it’s a comfort (to me), knowing that your healing has taken root.
    Hugs,
    Sher

  11. Your father’s love lives on in every jump for joy his grandsons take!

  12. Corey,
    Your photos perfectly capture the exuberance of youth. Your words capture the desire to enjoy every moment in life. Both inspire me today as I celebrate a personal milestone in life. I hope this year brings to me the exuberance, excitement, and enjoyment that can only be found in youth as well as celebration in every moment ~ perhaps this will be the best year of my life! Thank you for blessing me today.

  13. Ed in Willows

    I think we all remember how we felt on the first day of summer vacation. Your words take me back to my youth when my friends and I would go exploring the country side around Willows. We spent may days just east of your house where Walker and Willow creek come together, hiking, fishing and swimming. I’m sure Sacha and his cousins will explore the exact spots I enjoyed as a boy.
    I hope Sacha brings many smiles to your mother’s face and starts to ease her pain.

  14. I often think back to summers as the daughter of a farmer–so different from what city kids experienced–a freedom and carefree quality that they’ll never know. You’ve captured it so perfectly with your lens; I can practically feel the joy as they jump and dance and play with the crop dusting ballerina. 🙂

  15. Thanks for sharing Corey!

  16. What wonderful images of what summer means in our youth. I’m sure it will be the best summer ever for those cousins.
    – Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife

  17. I really get what they are saying!! I think I always said that every summer vacation.
    There is something about summer.
    Great photos Corey!!
    I hope all of you have a wonderful summer.
    Rosemary

  18. martina

    Wonderful!

  19. You’ve brought back memories of what “summer vacation” used to mean … how wonderful it would be to have an entire summer stretching before you to fill up with lovely memories. Having Sacha with you (and soon Chelsea and French Husband!) must feel so good! I hope you realise your dream of being a crop duster ballerina!
    xo,
    Lynda

  20. catching them goofing off and having a great time is fabulous. it’s a strange world where boys their age don’t know how they should act…it is nice to see them just having a good time, not worrying about what others might say or think.
    and i think crop dusters are acrobats. graceful and serene.

  21. I’m so glad he’s there.

  22. Massilianana

    Do you know the pilot of this little airplane ? I am sure he is a character , with a somewhat wrinkled face , deep blue eyes , beautiful strong hands and a shy genuine smile . Tell me when you get to meet him !
    I am so happy for you that all the kids in your family get to spend long holidays together . They will be building wonderful memories for later . About twirls and loops and double turns , ah , being able to do this and walk away normally without an injured back , yep , c’est la liberté ! 😉

  23. You must be feeling so much better having your family around you. ENJOY!
    Your boy can certainly jump HIGH

  24. Elaine L.

    How lucky you are to be able to spend each summer in your childhood home.
    ~elaine~

  25. It must feel wonderful to have Sacha with you again.
    You might like this blog post from the weekend:
    http://sunsetzaguan.blogspot.com/2008/06/walk-like-man.html
    Hugs,
    Mary Kate

  26. Summer ~ a time when everything is green and warm and the days are lazy. This will be a good time to reconnect with your family, Corey. Enjoy

  27. When I was a child living in Woodland, California…summer was my favorite time of the year…I just loved hearing the crop dusters in the early mornings zooming around us!

  28. Love the images- especially the crop duster. I think it really will be a summer to remember!

  29. Joie
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  30. Isn’t summer wonderful? Loved the pictures and so glad he is there with you.
    love and blessings

  31. It’s such an amazing moment when our son’s become taller than we are…!!!! My “little guy” is now 6’3″ and I’m 5’4″! Enjoy Sasha. What a dream!

  32. Oh to be thirteen again. This post made me want to be kid again but I will simply relish in the idea of your son and your nephews being “kids” which is what every kid should experience, and to do so on a ranch is like having whipped cream with a cherry on top!
    Hope you are doing well Corey. Thinking of you.
    xo

  33. Elizabeth

    So wonderful to see Sacha and cousins greeting the summer with whirling twirls on the fresh earth, while the duster dips and turns above them, moving through thin air. Such a joy to put into your heart, Corey. And soon, Chelsea and FH will join you.
    Hugs from next door, in Arizona.

  34. I could watch that crop duster all day ;o)

  35. Cousin Chris

    Ah Yes, the generations live on. Corey’s photos are taken at the original Amaro Ranch.Farmed now by John,Curtis and Zane Amaro.
    Cousin Chris

  36. You catch some great moments, Corey. That jumping picture of all of them is priceless.
    🙂

  37. you captured the perfect images up high from the rice dryer… the start of a new dancing summer, dance corey, dance!!!

  38. hmmmm
    sacha is such a beautiful name
    🙂
    thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of life with us corey
    and yes, i too want to someday fly high up in a vintage world war II plane, all by myself
    i wish i was there on the ranch wid all these kids around
    *sigh*

  39. Hi Corey, Your posts are beautiful and thoughtful… the photographs are just outstanding. Thank you for sharing your family and your love and your sorrow with me… I especially love the story about the rusty old bed for your mom’s garden. I’m so sorry for your loss and I appreciate what you are all going through, in the long process of grieving and living. All my best, Kathy.

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