Driving North

We are staying with Judy's parents here in Rochester for a few days before we head off to the Adirondack Mountains and Long Lake next week.
Judy's father drove six hours today down to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a weekend retreat and so we will be spending time with Judy's mother.

This photograph was taken of the three of them in Paris in 2004 on the occasion of their 50th anniversary at a famous bistro called Le Grand Colbert which has featured in a number of films. They are remarkable for their age, he now 80 and she 79!
Nicholas

Here is another of my favourite Paddington photographs, taken during England's heatwave of 2003...


Everytime we turned the fans on, Paddy plunked himself down in from of one of them and looked up with one of these "Oh...much better...thanks guys" looks like this. 


He would have struggled with the weather we have been experiencing since arriving here. It helps to know that when I miss him, and I do miss him terribly.


Paddy's expression here reminds me to seek bliss...to find relief, or pleasure and pull up, right along side it, making no apologies and holding back nothing in response to what makes us happy.


Thanks for the lesson Padders...I am going for bliss!
Judy