crack the wine and wave goodbye

And the rest? Is silence.
The child is off on the bus. If I can ever get my phone to surrender the picture I took of him, I'll post it later. SIX AND A HALF HOURS OF FREEDOM.

the phone finally surrendered

Haircut courtesy La Salon du doubletake. :-) I wish this was a little clearer, because it's so hard to get smiles out of him - I caught him on the edge of a laugh. Must figure out WHY other camera refuses to behave.