Life of Wry

I like this photo. It’s a wee slice o’ morning life as Jim heads out to work. I’m not sure what prompted me to take this picture (well… what doesn’t prompt me to take a picture.. asks the person with 106,202 photos in her photo library).. but I’m glad I did.

Things to notice:

:: It’s early in the morning.. the house is slightly dark and it’s quiet. I can see the quiet in the photo.
:: Jim’s setting his “lunch pail” by the door. It’s actually not a lunch pail (it’s some sort of survey instrument, probably a data collector) but I get a kick out of calling it his lunch pail.
:: Jim’s still gotta change out of his crocs into those grey tennis shoes, and then he’ll stand at his truck and change into work boots. So many footwear changes!
:: Jim knows how to set down a heavy object w/o hurting his back; good job, Jim!
:: Tucked under his right arm is his briefcase (not sure what goes in there.. but sure it’s important because he never leaves for work w/o it) and he’s likely holding his giant water cup.

This is our version of the Ward Cleaver Goes To Work scene with June hovering at the front door to send him off with a kiss. She usually had on a nice dress with a neatly tied apron around her waist. I was still wearing the tattered grey Grinnel Tigers t-shirt I’ve been sleeping in lately. No apron. And yes, of course a kiss.