cleanup
Dominos and Pictionary cards scattered on a dusty floor.
euphony
She has a knack for finding a frayed nerve ending and plucking at it. But this is one of the moments when she's reassuring, and I feel grateful for that.
examine
The doctor has a quirky sense of humor, sometimes hard to read, which I like except for the occasional moment when I need to know if he means his advice seriously. Other points in his favor - he keeps his kids' drawings in a stack on his desk, and he can find a vein in my arm to draw blood from.
intention
A wedding party takes photos in front of a towering mausoleum where a husband and wife are entombed.
introduction
The dog smashes the puddle, then waits for the reflected trees and buildings to re-form around him.
standpoint
A statue of Joan of Arc on horseback. From behind, it looks like she's marching forward unopposed. At another angle, she's preparing to go down with a fight. A third angle shows her watchful and issuing a warning.
tender
He looks a little hurt, when I joke that his mom needs an hour of solitary quiet.
