During the kids' school vacation, I've not had them here, at the farmhouse in the afternoons. Oh, I've seen them often enough -- on or around the important holidays, or when their cousin was visiting, and too, for no reason at all. Just because.
Today was a "just because" day. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that it was a good hair day. Immediately after breakfast (appreciate the colors!!)...
... I set to giving Ed a haircut/beard trim. For once, he asked me for it, possibly because his eyebrows had grown so long and bushy, that they were obstructing his field of vision.
And soon after, I drove over to the young family's home. A visit with the grandkids there is in order. Why today? Well, there is the issue of hair again: Sparrow is scheduled to go with his dad to the barber for his very first haircut. So there is the before photo (what, you cant see that his hair's two inches long in the back??) ...
... and of course an "after" picture: here's the little guy looking mighty grown up with his big boy cut!
As for Snowdrop -- I could say there is a need for a before and after sequence as well, only I wont get to the "after" photo until tomorrow. Today is the last time we see her as a four year old!
Tomorrow, she will turn that wonderful age of five, when you're old enough to understand a few of life's complexities, but young enough to believe that happiness is absolutely within reach, every single minute of your day, so long as you've got your family nearby, a good book on your lap, a favorite toy still there, unbroken, waiting for you, and a mandarin orange, or some other food du jour on your plate. (If you're lucky, you'll carry that belief in happiness for a long long long time! Perhaps into your senior years!)
So, everyone's looking spiffy right now. Time to return to a few of my resolves. Very late in the afternoon, Ed and I head out for a walk. To the usual county park next to us. Just before sunset. Because it's quite beautiful then.
And as long as we're out, we may as well grab a bite to eat at the Great Dane Pub, just a few miles up the road from us. We do our usual: sit at the bar, read the newspaper (Ed) or a book (me). A perfect date, on a beautiful good hair day.
Today was a "just because" day. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that it was a good hair day. Immediately after breakfast (appreciate the colors!!)...
... I set to giving Ed a haircut/beard trim. For once, he asked me for it, possibly because his eyebrows had grown so long and bushy, that they were obstructing his field of vision.
And soon after, I drove over to the young family's home. A visit with the grandkids there is in order. Why today? Well, there is the issue of hair again: Sparrow is scheduled to go with his dad to the barber for his very first haircut. So there is the before photo (what, you cant see that his hair's two inches long in the back??) ...
... and of course an "after" picture: here's the little guy looking mighty grown up with his big boy cut!
As for Snowdrop -- I could say there is a need for a before and after sequence as well, only I wont get to the "after" photo until tomorrow. Today is the last time we see her as a four year old!
Tomorrow, she will turn that wonderful age of five, when you're old enough to understand a few of life's complexities, but young enough to believe that happiness is absolutely within reach, every single minute of your day, so long as you've got your family nearby, a good book on your lap, a favorite toy still there, unbroken, waiting for you, and a mandarin orange, or some other food du jour on your plate. (If you're lucky, you'll carry that belief in happiness for a long long long time! Perhaps into your senior years!)
So, everyone's looking spiffy right now. Time to return to a few of my resolves. Very late in the afternoon, Ed and I head out for a walk. To the usual county park next to us. Just before sunset. Because it's quite beautiful then.
And as long as we're out, we may as well grab a bite to eat at the Great Dane Pub, just a few miles up the road from us. We do our usual: sit at the bar, read the newspaper (Ed) or a book (me). A perfect date, on a beautiful good hair day.
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