According to Isaac Newton, whose name came up in our household this week concerning refractory versus reflecting telescopes and laws of gravity (what do you discuss in your household?), "An object in motion tends to remain in motion, and an object at rest tends to remain at rest." My sons are always in motion.
I love the way my youngest son's arm is moving, along with the tether ball, at sunset on the lake with our sailboat, just back from a sail, on the shore. It's the perfect end to a day.
Conversation onboard went like this:
—"Let's paddle back. The wind's died and the sun has set."
—"Oh, no. I'll never hear the end of it (meaning he'll never hear the end of it from his younger brother in the picture)."
—"Don't be so proud, Young Skywalker. When the wind has died, there's no shame in using the paddle."
A bit of grief on our inability to harness the wind was had, and the boy in the photo was reminded to mind his manners, quelling the sibling one-upmanship. Yes, we've been known to travel to outer space, in a marathon watching of the six Star Wars movies and via the telescope; however, after spending an evening at the lake, I'm staying on earth with my boys.
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