Opal gathers up some of her favorite things -- her great-aunt Joan, her new teddy bear, a book, and MY umbrella (which she desperately wants to claim is hers).
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Cousins being affectionate: Opal and Alyssa.
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The window of the Nelson museum.
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Opal in Nelson.
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What Opal loved best about rock beaches was building nests for Puppy.
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Opal and Becs in an entirely charactersitic configuration; Opal pulling onwards, ever onwards. And also using Becs for balance as she tries to go down a steep hill as fast as possible while remaining vertical.
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Wellington. No kidding. We're in a wildlife reserve in the Wellington suburbs. See the houses allll the way in the background?
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Opal riding a dog in Melbourne.
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Opal and Victoria watching a zoo-keeper talking about kangaroos -- victoria is looking at the zoo-keeper, while Opal keeps a mistrustful eye on the nearest kanagroos.
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Opal and a kangaroo.
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Chinese New Year's Eve, in Melbourne, watching lion dancers. This is when it's just the crowd and the drummers -- before the firecrackers even start!
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The lion as it's dancing -- you can tell things are starting to get seriously loud, but it's still all drums, no firecrackers.
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Opal is ready to go to the wedding. The dress was a present from Sabine and Angel, and is supposed to be a size too small; fortunately it is not as it is nearly impossible to buy a summer formal dress in California in January!
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Paul and Opal in their wedding finery
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Opal and Mama sitting in a tree. Not kissing.
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Apparently Grey is being as outrageous as usual, or at least he's made Monty and Victoria laugh. After Caleb and Becs' wedding.
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Paul tried valiantly to get a picture of whole family. Herding cats at its worst. This is the best of a few dozen.
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Three saucy girls in a tree.
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OK, now look at the camera. Which camera?
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Do it AGAIN, granddaddy!
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