To Chile

Flying
alone
to
Chile...

My
little
girl

A
one
way
ticket!

And
no farm
yet commited
to taking on
my
organic farmer.

Yes,
I'm interrupting
my St Louis
adventure
for another good-bye.

Does it
seem
like we
good-bye
a lot?

It's part
of this
launching-
the-kids
process.

photo by My Fifth Quarter

Although
sometimes
it feels like
less of a
launch...

and
more
of a
dribble.

This is
our life
now...

Suitcases...

and
airports...

Preparations...

and 

the lack

thereof...

the 

last day 

home?

She 

develops

Peroneal

Tendinitis...

Ouch!

Last
minute
shoe
shopping...

No, Al.

:(

The
next
morning...

Al,
are you
ready
to go?

.

Am I
packing
too many
dresses?

You'll
be
farming,
Al!

But
I love
this
skirt!

Get in
the
car
now!

Small talk
on the way
to the
airport.

Is she
ready
to
go?

So far?

For so long?

Am I
ready
for her
to go?

We
don't know
when
she'll
return.

There
she
goes...

to
see
the
world -




my
little
girl...