I spent the past two weeks in Perú, far from the snow and cold of home. While I usually have a small group with me, this trip was just for me, reconnecting with friends and family— I have two goddaughters, Hilayne, 27, whom I have known since she was 7, and Urpi, who is an exuberant 7 year old—the photo is a day of visitation with her family in the high Andes. (I’m the one underneath the pile of kids.) It was also an opportunity to reconnect with the beautiful Andes mountains and the amazing flora and fauna of the Peruvian summer. All photos used in this newsletter edition are from the trip.