Sunday afternoon in the park

My sister and family came over to my Mom's house on the Sunday I was back in the Bay Area. We made a run with my niece and nephew to the park I grew up playing in and around. It's changed a bit since then, with a nice skateboard section and updated (read: a little safer!) playground equipment, but the heart of it stays the same: large pond with ducks and the usual paths carved through the grassy areas. After a little while on the swings, we thought it was going to start raining so we packed up and made a quick getaway. I snapped this picture of my Mom, holding my nephew's hand with one arm, and holding on to the leash of her beloved dog Max, with the other. When I told her I took a few pictures of her from behind, she looked aghast (I think this would be a universal reaction, no?). But I reassured her the composition looked really good and was actually quite flattering!