That being said the daffodils are in full bloom over at Filoli Gardens and the kids had a wonderful time there.
This shot was taken at ISO 100, 1/400 and f4 and just prior to my intervention to prevent the lovely flower from being uprooted. I set up an external flash to camera left about two feet off the ground to illuminate Aidan and underexposed the background by a stop. If you find the details of this interesting than tune in for photography lessons and updates to my learn photography section of Phat Baby Photography.
It's a sweet photo but he's really a sweet kid. A pre-schooler who's some how accumulated about $180 in allowance, Red Envelopes (Chinese New Year money) and Birthday money! So when I asked him what he was going to do with it, I had in the back of mind the Ten Rules of Toddler Possession that most every parent is familiar with:
- If I like it, it's mine.
- If I can take it from you, it's mine.
- If it's mine, it must never appears to be yours in anyway
- ...
With great surprise, we were taken aback when he said he should give some to God, like $80 worth! First, I was floored because it's a lot of money for a toddler to give away. He knows exactly how much $80 is since he can count well past a hundred, knows it takes many months to save that much and equates the amount with several different Lego sets he's been eyeing on an almost daily basis. Second, Michelle and I thought that this gesture of radical generosity was really a lesson to us. I for one, am not so sure I could pass up on the 50mm f1.2 lens that causes me to salivate. We did have to explain though, that our Salvation was free and he didn't need to pay God for it. Really sweet kid!
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