A touching post, @slowwalker.

I know how close you are to your mother and how you share many trips together.

You both see the world through art - she through painting, and you through photography.

My mother was also a painter. I can recall coming home from school and watching her paint. Some of those canvases are on my walls - the others are at my sister's home.

You should be proud of your mother, my friend. Art is a calling - you don't choose it, any more than you choose your parents, any more than you can resist the call in your own life.

Have a pleasant evening, @slowwalker.