It’s Friday, and that gives us an excellent excuse to wrap up this “art school” sequence. There was one more strip after this one in the series, but it really was an expendable epilogue. We all know Gene did not become a traditional artist, but he did go into the creative craft of cooking and hospitality. Maybe we’ll see some new material about him soon. Meanwhile, I hope you have an enjoyable May weekend!
46 responses to “Sense of the Father”
Note that the owl site has several cameras, three of them outside.
Rock pigeons and European starlings, mostly, both introduced pests. Have also seen flicker feathers there. Nobody’s safe.
Here’s an instructive video.
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46319505&nid=1017
Peace,
Sorry, hadn’t clicked on Trucker’s post of oiled squirrels.
Today is my 65th birthday, and my first grandchild entered the world this morning at 1:34 MT.
A beautiful baby girl – could not ask for a better birthday present.
Happy Birthday to you Rick. Glad you enjoyed your biggest present!
Rick you hit the daily double. Congratulations.
Rick, Medicare and a Grand Baby, congratulations.
HB Rick – a dutiful offspring – makes it easy to remember
A fire-breathing dragon in the parade? Good.
A burning dragon in the parade? Not so good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjjtIA6lX0
At DisneyWorld.
Gosh, I kept hoping a pumpkin fire engine pulled by a team of mice would race up to extinguish the burning dragon.
Everyone: Thanks for the smiles!
Happy Birthday, Rick! Gee… some of us must have started having babies earlier than you… well, at least our children did! I am almost 10 years older than you, and my youngest grandchild is expecting her SECOND next month!
Have fun!
Galligo:
Mrs. Rick and I had our son when we were 33, and he is now 31. You’re right. We didn’t start very early.
Our eldest girl was born on my 29.5 birthday. We visited my parents on my 30th, but all the attention was on the 6-month old.
Our youngest of 4 girls was born when I was a few weeks away from turning 45. I had my 65th last month. So, our girls are now 35, 30, 23, and 20. Our 2nd girl has had 2 boys. So, we started later than most and kept at it later.
I am 74 with one six year old grandson. We all were late and they were deliberate choices.
Unlike today.
No one calls me granny
Oh right goodnight to the Walton clan.
Jackie:
I prefer “Granddad,” but I suspect “Grandpa” is in my future. But who really knows what the little one decides to call me? Children are linguistically free and highly creative.
I will love whatever name she calls me.
Rick, my son tagged my sister with “Mitmir”. He is on his forties and still calls her that.
Chris:
I like that! That’s the stuff families are made of.
We successfully trained our 3 grandkids to call me Granddad, in contrast to the two Grandpas. No “greats” yet. Elaine was Gramelaine. Peace,
EMB: I imagine that “greats” will be in your future. I hope that I will be here for them, too.