10 Minute Prompt: Write a Detailed Description of a Childhood Photograph

Scalloped edges frame a black and white moment. There are three people in the photo, but only one faces the camera. A small child in a high chair, right arm outstretched, hand high like a cheerleader at the end of a routine. The highchair is in front of a rough wooden picnic table. On the table is a round cake encased in white frosting, a numeral 2 in wax on top, waiting to be lit. An older woman, grandmother or great-aunt, shoulders slightly hunched by early osteoporosis, is walking away. Her hair is short, tightly curled, the fading tint of her last color rinse like a veil. Behind the child in the highchair is the house. Coming out of the house is a pair of legs. The rest of the person is beyond the edge of the picture. Legs in black pants, maybe a man, father or uncle, someone who is carrying a load of wrapped gifts.