The Silver Fox
I can see why my parents like it down here so much. This is our morning perch:
After Zoe checks her local news sites(typically IOW and SkyNews), I start checking my feeds through Google Reader. I could spend hours out here. Well, actually I do spend hours out here.
Every morning Mom & Dad go for their walk. One of the things I enjoy about being on holiday is watching other people. Studying them in order to figure out where they are from or what they do. It only stands to reason that people look at my parents and try to figure out the same thing. So, after watching them stroll off again, I am beginning to think that the average-guy-on-the-street consensus is: Old Man, Younger Woman, Second Marriage, Nice Car. The irony is that three of those are technically true (I will let you guess which three), but the generalizations each of them sum up take it to different extremes. A posted picture would probably help connect the dots (Although I don't have one....maybe later, I know some bushes I can hide in).
Dad's morning ensemble consists of anything that will hide his legs and that is made up of denim. Read: Jeans. Mom on the other hand is a myriad of color and style. I laughed this morning because she had on a different hat then she had on yesterday. Apparently she has three. She also apparently sweats, which I did not realize. So, as the two stroll out of here, I can only guess what others do think when they pass. Passersby probably just think Dad is walking to "show her off" when in reality, Dad is walking because "Mom wants to" and it is "good for his heart".
So, if you happen to see an older stoic man wearing too many clothes for 90 degree heat accompanied by a younger "looking" women who proudly wears the grey in her hair, that is my folks. To confirm it, "honk" and say "Hi"! Only one should wave back.
After Zoe checks her local news sites(typically IOW and SkyNews), I start checking my feeds through Google Reader. I could spend hours out here. Well, actually I do spend hours out here.
Every morning Mom & Dad go for their walk. One of the things I enjoy about being on holiday is watching other people. Studying them in order to figure out where they are from or what they do. It only stands to reason that people look at my parents and try to figure out the same thing. So, after watching them stroll off again, I am beginning to think that the average-guy-on-the-street consensus is: Old Man, Younger Woman, Second Marriage, Nice Car. The irony is that three of those are technically true (I will let you guess which three), but the generalizations each of them sum up take it to different extremes. A posted picture would probably help connect the dots (Although I don't have one....maybe later, I know some bushes I can hide in).
Dad's morning ensemble consists of anything that will hide his legs and that is made up of denim. Read: Jeans. Mom on the other hand is a myriad of color and style. I laughed this morning because she had on a different hat then she had on yesterday. Apparently she has three. She also apparently sweats, which I did not realize. So, as the two stroll out of here, I can only guess what others do think when they pass. Passersby probably just think Dad is walking to "show her off" when in reality, Dad is walking because "Mom wants to" and it is "good for his heart".
So, if you happen to see an older stoic man wearing too many clothes for 90 degree heat accompanied by a younger "looking" women who proudly wears the grey in her hair, that is my folks. To confirm it, "honk" and say "Hi"! Only one should wave back.
Mike Lang