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No Greater Authority

I took a day off work, but still started my day by spending an hour on Microsoft Teams attending to various tasks. It actually allows me to relax for the rest of the day knowing I got certain things done. However, I think I should really just be off when I am off. 

Eri went downtown to look at some stuff so I hung around the house enjoying the quiet before heading out for some autumn refreshment. Dounji Temple was especially colorful this morning.


Eri picked up some random flowers. Just because.


She was also super excited to go downtown with nothing really that important to do except walk around with her new handbag.


I had grand plans of an all-day or maybe even an overnight motorcycle trip, but I didn't make any plans so I spent the afternoon tooling around my favorite back roads - the air and the sun with a just a little hint of coolness and that fall time scent everywhere.


I was back in time to welcome the boys home from kindergarten and immediately got them all riled up for a trip to the park.


The problem is always that even as it gets dark they don't want to go home.


Luckily the street lights started coming on right as the coolness of the afternoon turned into just plain cold. The boys always abide by the streetlight rule. When they come on it means it's time to go home. There is no greater authority to them than the streetlights.

Friday morning photo shoot before heading off for school - when they are still relatively calm.

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