To Flash or Not to Flash

As I'm sure I've many times told y'all, dad has the keen ability to see the wonder in everything. Okay, wait- he just left the room for a minute.  What I meant to say was he's easily amused. Sometimes he finds the simplest things interesting, and as with his fascination with black and white photos he's intrigued with lighting when it comes to what he considers his awesome photography "skills".  Anyway, I'll stop making fun of him for now since I'm waiting for him to feed me.  Here, he shows his best old girl (sorry mom, you know you're his best, but you also know he'd never refer to you as old*) with and without flash.  You know, dad, for someone who often pokes fun at mom for being distracted by shiny objects...

With Flash

Without Flash

* Mom's 12 years younger than dad

Trick or Treat or Not

Each year for the past however many years mom and dad would buy a bag of treats, have maybe a visiting goblin or two or none, and devour the candy themselves afterwards.  Candy- especially chocolate- is a downfall for both of them, and as much as they love it they chide themselves after eating it.  So this year they've decided not to get any treats.  We live at a large property as we have in the past, but I guess they're expecting no visitors.  Dad has been known to scare kids unintentionally and otherwise, and admits to being mean to his siblings growing up, scaring them just because he could.  Here's an awesome Halloween decoration he found and photographed in a store recently, something he says he'd loved to have had in his youth to disturb the sleep of his brothers & sisters and frighten the neighboring kids.  He's really such a nice, sweet gentle guy (is that good enough, dad?), so we're not sure of the root of his mild sadomasochistic penchant.

Here Bunny Bunny

So whatever you end up doing for tricks or treats-

The Sleep Collection

No, this isn't a mattress store advertisement. Different seasons, different places, different positions, but one loved, pampered happy old girl.