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This morning Nora’s ego is writing checks her body can’t quite cash. Here we see our silly goose dropping Jacques between her feet while standing at the coffee table. We’d gotten the camera out in hopes of capturing her new habit of letting go with one or, less successfully, both(!!) hands from whatever she’s pulled herself up on.
Instead we got this. She took one hand off the table, stepped on the dropped peacock, he zipped away beneath the table, and she surfed him all the way to the floor. Amazingly, she managed to hold on with the other hand and accomplished a very convincing-looking spin, ending up happily and safely resting on her bum. This lucky photo is about seven eighths of the way through the maneuver.


August 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
there is nothing to describe her expression in the 2nd picture if not “furtive.”
August 17th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I think she’s getting ready for the 2024 Olympics. What do you think?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
A half-gainer with a twist!!! She shows promise.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Daddy, why are you taking my picture when you can clearly see i need help?
August 19th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
*exactly*, Colleen. She was pretty put out (but she was also totally safe).