Leaf: I wish I could send an Indian marching band to your house today with more 'quirk' than you could ever dream of. May today be full of smiles and dancing. You are so beautiful! Happy Birthday Rae! (Varanasi, India)

Rae: I'm thirty-four today. For me the year ahead is about learning to live in joy. I've developed some impressive skills at absorbing sadness, but I'm not so good at happiness. I want to learn! (Pai, Thailand- this picture was taken elsewhere but it doesn't matter where, really.)