I could add up the families on my block alone that I’ve photographed since I’ve been here…and, each family’s story would include a similar conversation:

Me: So, where do y’all live?
Them: Oh, on block XYZ right next to ABC.
Me: Hmmmm…what are the odds?! I live right next to ABC on block XYZ, too!

And then, as it turns out, I can see all of their houses from either my sidewalk, or alleyway 😉

When they Saint Paul might as well be called Saint Small, they aren’t kidding. It’s been so wonderful getting to know so many families–especially when I get to discover that they’re my neighbors, too!

SO, granted–as you can tell from these beautiful fall colors, this was not a recent shoot…but, as I sit in my basement cuddled up with a heated rice pack and parked in front of my glowing space heater, I needed a reminder of warmer days gone by.