a smile file, really for private consumption,
                                        but on the web anyway.
                                        don't tell anyone you've found it will you?

Thursday

the youth of today, an old man smiles

Saw a link to this story it's something we can all be grateful to, and something for our children to aspire to.

there is abundance and good out there, and not too far to look to find it either.


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Monday

GAR!

I couldn't resist this before wednesday [International talk like a pirate day]


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Sunday

my little boy isn't

he's a big boy now, here he is grading for his yellow tip



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Cub Sleepover

had a lot of fun with the Cubs, here they are getting into the shape of 100 in celebration of the centenary of Scouting this year

not sure we cracked 100 activities in 24 hours though :-)




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Thursday

spoiled in abundance

was blessed to see the beach this morning in the pre dawn light: misty, frost down almost to the water, sunshine glowing along the horizon and the moon hanging in one corner of the sky



not quite taken today, but of course i forgot to take the camera with me today

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