31 October 2008 Autumn in the States
I’ve been enjoying my time in the States. It’s been three generation of Braverman men: my dad, me, and Genbo. My dad delights in playing the irascible curmudgeon, but he and Genbo have been warming to each other very well. Today Genbo actually sat in his lap, but when I tried to take a picture of it I incurred my father’s wrath by breaking the spell of the moment, triggering Genbo’s exit from said lap. Here are a few random pictures from the last few days.
I find lawn signs signaling political affiliation crass, I object to the politicization of kids, and the Japanese tick of aping the “peace sign” for the camera (which Genbo mercifully doesn’t usually do) makes me want to throttle the entire country. This confluence of all three in front of my dad’s house, however, is just unbearably cute.
Raking leaves with step-sister Linnea
Having fun at a pre-Halloween party. (Apparently determined to strictly follow gender roles, Genbo and the other two boys abandoned the pumpkin-decorating in about two minutes, while the girls kept at it….for a long time, I guess. I don’t know because I managed to sneak out to a cafe for the duration.)
Genbo in a borrowed costume
