Jesse re-viewed the possibilities of its parts...
And we saw a butterfly right after it had come out of its chrysalis.
Tonight, we watched an episode of "Survivor Man" (our newly discovered favorite show) as interpreted by Gillen at the farm, filmed by Nicolas. It was awesome - he made a fire, picked up and described a non-venomous rat snake and even ate a live cricket - ATE it, whole. As soon as it ended, a tiny toddling Jesse and a three-year-old Gillen, both helping Nicolas plant flowers (in what is now Gillen's garden), filled the screen! We had taped over old video of them. We haven't taken much video of them so that's really disappointing. But it was wonderful to suddenly see a little Jesse smiling at me (as I was holding the camera) and to hear Gillen's rolling giggle. Talk about metamorphosis. It's amazing how much we have ALL changed.
Lastly, my favorite change of the day - the weather. The warmest it got was 80 and there was a breeze. I actually chose to be outside all day. Every thing is lush and colorful again in Gillen's garden and Tuki is having a much easier time of getting us to go for walks. GOODbye August. I know you're much appreciated in other parts of the country, but here... not my favorite piece of the year.
