And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief
And the year smiles as it draws near its death. Wind of the sunny south! oh, still delay
In the gay woods and in the golden air,
Like to a good old age released from care,
Journeying, in long serenity, away.
In such a bright, late quiet, would that I
Might wear out life like thee, 'mid bowers and brooks
And dearer yet, the sunshine of kind looks,
And music of kind voices ever nigh;
And when my last sand twinkled in the glass,
Pass silently from men, as thou dost pass.
- William Cullen Bryant, October
October was a busy month for Miles. A day at the beach, a birthday, a sightseeing adventure, first time finger painting, and, of course, Halloween. He also mastered walking and has stolen many old ladies' hearts with his sweet little "Hi!" Enjoy!
Beach Log Exploration.
Miles working very hard on banging shells on driftwood...serious stuff.
Eating Shells...Salt-i-licious!
Happy First Birthday, Miles!
Miles tests his birthday present from Uncle Emil. "OOOO," he says.
Yes! I DO love cupcakes!
And I'll ham it up for the camera a bit...
...and a bit more...
...watch this, I'm hilarious...
..HA HA HA...
How about this great trick?
I can even eat my cupcake like this...
And...scene.
Miles and Mom at the Twin Peaks beach...we're (dorks) in front of The Laura Palmer Log.
More Twin Peaks beach and the Laura Palmer Log...Miles seems less than amused.
Miles checks out the Kiana Lodge. Lots of Twin Peaks was shot here.
Miles was very entertained by the vast amount of crawling space.
Peek-a-boo!
Miles's first work of art.
Or, Miles's first work of art. There was MUCH more paint on his face/in his mouth than on the page...
Happy Halloween! Miles the Lion fuels up with some cereal to prepare for his trick or treating debut.
Lions say ROAR! (Really, this one did too, though only when prompted.)
The lion and his pumpkin prepare.
Hitting the streets with dad. Downtown Bainbridge Island is blocked off and kids swarm all over the local businesses for candy. It was a smidge overwhelming for our brave little lion.
Miles makes a break for it....
...He plops down in the middle of the road to take a break from the crowd. (Don't be alarmed, the street was closed.)
It's all so exciting!
One more ROAR for the camera!
