If Only I Could Paint Like This...

My just-turned nine niece, who excels in academics,

won yet another award - this time for painting.

Although I didn't get to see the painting while I was in Houston

(it's touring the city as part of a rodeo festival there)

I'm glad I could see pictures of it.

There's something magical about how kids paint,

don't you agree? 

I love how my niece used purple

(who would have thought?) on the horse,

and how she outlined the fence with red.

It makes the painting really special, I think!