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Like most parents we divided the child care over the years and it happily became my responsibility to manage this little-guy's bathtime. I've been with him for nearly every bath/cleaning/dip-n-dunk since he was born.
During bathtime we talk about what he did that day and I always make a point to ask about his favorite part of the day. He'll typically say something about Pokemon or a book he read or watching a favorite show but tonight was different and he said, "planting pumpkin and squash seeds with momma."
Over the past several months he's been transitioning to showers--some of this is out of boredom but mostly because he is wanting more independence...he wants to be a Big Kid. It's understandable and I'm proud of him--he is, afterall, almost 10 years old.
But I can't help but wonder about the time when he’ll no longer need me around for tasks like this...when he will, after dinner, go upstairs and shower on his own not needing my help. I do want him to have more independence but, my god, I’m going to miss this time together--thinking about that makes my stomach hurt.
Time is flying by...
Because I've never done Monday Undies before.
In this pic: One dry hand and one cloned out remote control on the floor.
Strobist: Full Colour Temp Blue Gel. Metz58 1/16. Light Stand. Cactus Trigger.
I have finally seen the Hooded Merganser on the lake in Christchurch Park on day when I had my camera with me and the sun was shining!
Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus
Waxwings are an irruptive winter visitor to the UK some years we get 1,000s visiting if the Scandinavian berry crop has failed as the migrate west from Siberia.
This year only small numbers have turned up so the chances of finding any have been quite slim, three in an Apple tree on my usual walking route to Big Waters was a nice bonus.
I’ve got most of the ‘classic’ book photo poses of these birds in previous winters but when one of them dropped to the floor and started having a bath it gave me an opportunity to get something different.
Bath Time at the Wye Marsh. Trumpeter Swans will quite often mate for life, although occasionally "divorces" will happen.
Gold-crowned,White-crowned,Song Sparrows and House Finches thought this farm road puddle was the Roman bath.
This colorful American Robin decided it was time for a bath along the Meadowbrook at the Los Angeles County Arboretum !
Today we see one of the five mallard ducklings fathered by the white duck we saw yesterday This photo will serve as a paternity test, in tandem with acting as cutest thing ever.
Thank you to Justin Walbrecht, who has raised the possibility that the father is a Leucistic Mallard Drake. He is either that or a domestic-mallard hybrid. I will be checking this as well as sharing mummy duck & all the ducklings next week. <3