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Yesterday Amanda and Fin visited Auntie Leela, with Auntie Kiran, and the boy did his usual cute tricks. Mandy said there was a five minute period between when they arrived (and Fin was dressed in a cute button up top), and when he was drenched with water from the newly emptied bird bath, and subsequently naked. We now have a boy in our lives. He hits things with sticks, he loves playing with mud and sand, and expresses sheer delight when he makes a mess.

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As a prefix to this post, I am mighty jealous because the picture above. It is the kind of picture I want with Fin, but Dyl is in it instead, and I don't resent him or anything, but I wish for a picture of me and Fin like that, in case anyone is listening.

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Ed and Alex have a daughter, and her name is Jasmin, and she is a friend of the Whijos. Finley is fascinated with her, and laughs at just about everything she does. Jasmin is fascinated with Amanda, and shows her everything from faeries to flowers. I really like this pic, because it speaks about summer, happiness, and laughing and playing outside.

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Over the weekend we went to Lily Mae Bowker's Birthday party, on the family farm in Thornkloof (about 40 minutes outside of Grahamstown). It started out as a very nice day, blue sky, etc. At the party, among other things, was an inflatable, and brightly coloured, pool. Finley spent 60% of the party in the hand deep water, splashing, laughing, and attacking anyone trying to take photos of him. By the end of it he was freezing cold, but cried every time we took him out, or he caught a glimpse of the pool.

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We normally spend mornings in our courtyard having breakfast, taking in some vitamin D (when the weather permits, of course). This morning, Finley is especially cute with his Just Woken Up look, apple in hand, head resting on ball.

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How easy on the eyes is this girl?

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The second in the series of Photo gluts, here are some lovely pictures of dear Finley round about the Bartholomew house (in nearly no particular order):

Finley points at a dandylion flower, fascinated by how it disappears when Amanda blows on it.

Mandy covers Finley's head with his t-shirt, rendering him into an auntie.

Finley spies out the camera as he plays his favourite game in the guest room - Opening and closing the door.

Finley puts on his best Granddad Richard face for the camera.

Amanda's activity at the washing machine outside distracts Finley from his smearing-kiwi-in-the-carpet game.

The aftermath of Finley's smearing-kiwi-in-the-carpet game.

Finley joins Bradley for his new favourite water sport - Showering.

Amanda pushes Finley's ample hair into a mowhawk during a shower.

After shower fuzz afflicts Finley's hair, as he plays naked in the courtyard at Bartholomew street.

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Here are four rad photos I took relatively recently. The first is a shot (at 120km/h ;) of a girl hitchhiking on the back of a truck in the eastern cape, the second is Amanda playing with crystal while abluting, the third is some faeries in our lounge, and the last is of a guitar lying in the corner after the Mpume community performers finished their cultural display.

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