We walk before the sun rises, so we are getting up a tad bit earlier than we did in December. Today the timing was perfect for seeing neighbor Logan (8) as he waited for the school bus. He was so full of energy that a car could not contain him for long. He wriggled up through the window to perch there and chat with John. Having failed to put my camera in my pocket, I borrowed John’s phone to take a shot. We had a win/win situation. Logan posed nicely for me and then made funny faces to satisfy himself. Many children would not have been that cooperative.
All the photos had a blur on the right side, making John appear to be standing in a personal fog. We found the cover for the camera opening was cracked. This may be the death knell for that phone. Do you suppose there is a ring tone for that?
Mehrling Muse 
I certainly enjoy watching the lad grow. Love John’s smile!
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Looks like Logan’s energy allowed his side of the picture to be perfectly clear. Kids add energy to life. (what a smile that kid has)
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You must be right. Logan worked his magic on a broken camera!
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Logan shone through that phone flub … the photographer gets an A+.
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Thank you. The photographer was scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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Great picture of Logan. Maybe a nice funeral dirge for John’s phone ring would be in order.
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Well, Logan was ready with a massive smile when he saw you both, couldn’t be better for a picture. I”m glad you explained the problem as I thought John had overdone the deodorant. Well done you for the photograph despite the broken camera.
Humongous Hugs xxx
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We have unofficially adopted Logan as another grandson. He, David, and Nathaniel are very good about posing when I ask them to.
xxx Foggy Hugs xxx
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Such a cute photo!
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Logan is a perfect photo Ham. What a delightful chap.
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What a great photo of the two of them! That doesn’t sound good about the cover:(
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John’s phone has been dying for months. I’m going to give him my last phone when he can shut his down.
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I always take the hand me downs too, but I wait for the last possible moment!
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Is there any other way than waiting for the last moment to change phones?
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I think you’re either that person or you’re the type who runs right out to buy the brand new one
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I’m still struggling with activating the phone for him. Maybe the solution will come to me during the night.
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I’m sure there’s a ringtone for whatever is bothering your camera and I’m sure that I wouldn’t recognize it if it rang. I try to know as little as possible about my smartphone. It annoys me, in principle.
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John is equally resistant. The pitiful part is that he has just learned to take photos with his phone. I am ready to set up another phone for him when he can shut the broken one down.
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In spite of the “fog”, it’s a wonderful photo. Both of the guys look like they are really enjoying being with each other.
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A ringtone sounding the death of the phone ? Wish there was one and wish there one to make every dead phone decimate instead of accumulating as electronic waste. John standing in the fog- looked natural- I thought it was an atmospheric thing. Great photographic trick though- though unintentional.
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I’m working on getting my second phone set up for John. It is not intuitive. If I ever get through, I might feel like hammering the old one.
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Amazing smiles on those two fellas!
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That crack might create some really mysterious photographs. Great smiles on a winter day from John and Logan.
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I’ve almost got John’s info onto my second phone, so hopefully he will soon feel good about it.
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