{"id":30340,"date":"2023-09-05T21:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jchriscook.com\/?p=30340"},"modified":"2023-09-05T22:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:16:38","slug":"expressions-on-a-settee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jchriscook.com\/2023\/09\/05\/expressions-on-a-settee\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions on a Settee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We recently attended the wedding of one of Julia\u2018s very favorite babysitters, Miss Megan. The wedding was simple and stunningly beautiful; and I felt like Julia grasped a little bit of the gravity of the moment. She even did her best to sing the hymns with us. It was pretty damned cool to sing with my girl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was all decked out in a twirly dress of blue lace that beautifully fit her, with summer sandals and a bracelet or two completing the ensemble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we loitered during the cocktail hour, a moment came where the joy of the party and Julia\u2019s willingness intersected and I was so glad I always carry my camera with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What follows are nine images out of the twenty or so frames that I took. It was a simple exchange of fun and whimsy and I think it captures the joy and freedom she felt at the beginning of this new season of her friend\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jchriscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/juliaexpressions-1.jpg?resize=800%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jchriscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/juliaexpressions-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jchriscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/juliaexpressions-1.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jchriscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/juliaexpressions-1.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jchriscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/juliaexpressions-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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