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With the unpleasant news of the rising death toll from the bushfires in Victoria this weekend, Henry thought that he'd strut his stuff and try to cheer people up. Here he is doing his impression of Tom Cruise in Risky Business, before he went all weird and made everybody feel uncomfortable.

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KL said…
That's a very cute picture of Henry, but what's happening in Australia :-(? I heard today that 84 people died in the bushfire!! :-(? Why? Could it be because they were leaving in such remote places that they could not evacuate easily or help could not reach them in time? This is so sad. When is science going to advance so much that all the flood waters from one region could be diverted to another region to tame fires?
Priyanka Khot said…
Yipeee Henry is back... and that too in shades... nice...

Hope you had a good Sunday.
Anonymous said…
How are the boys doing? I see Henry here getting big and goodlooking huh! Hows Ez? Sorry for the absence...was always away...school and stuff----enjoy your week!
Babzy.B said…
Nice to see your little boy "star" with a wonderful smile !
Sue said…
Thank you for the lovely photo. Your boys always light up my day! It is a bit depressing here at the moment...can't help but be touched by the awful tragedy still unfolding.
Last news was 108 dead and still rising! Unbelievable! And more fires still causing concern.
After so many years of drought the whole state is a tinderbox.
The radio is full of people calling in to ask about people they are concerned about and haven't heard from...it is so sad!
Give Henry and Ezra a HUGE hug from me...and love to lovely Jen!
blackie said…
I'm sure Henry could do a very good Tom-jumping-on-Oprah's-couch impression.
Kris McCracken said…
KL, one of the joys of a big country I guess. The kind of bush that he have down here is evolved to burn and regenerate quickly, put people in the middle of it and you've got trouble. The same with a monsoonal north. Far as I can see it isn't so much nature that's the problem, it's humans not fully appreciating the realities of nature.
Kris McCracken said…
Priyanka, I'm thinking of sending Henry for a trek to India to discover his inner self. The outer one is getting too big for his boots.
Kris McCracken said…
Mirage, Ez is getting more teeth and keen on the solid foods. Henry is getting annoying, but that seems to be a theme with two year olds.
Kris McCracken said…
Bazby, he even comes with a Diva-like attitude too!
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, it is a big story that's for sure. I hope that people didn't get too careless with their fire plans etc.
Kris McCracken said…
Blackie, he's been more Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and Casino today.

If he's not careful, some wiseguy might put a hit on him...
yamini said…
Henry is looking dapper in killer shades as usual and I'm sure he brought more than just a smile to a lot of faces there..
The Australian bushfires are causing too much harm these days. I wish it is over soon without more damage than already caused.
You are right in saying that it is because of humans not appreciating the nature.
In India, in Jammu and Kashmir, we have been facing freakishly-untimed snowfalls during Feb-March for the past five-six years. The resulting damage hurts more because of of indiscriminate deforestation.
It took sometime for people to realise the worth of a lush-green forests in comparison to naked hill-slopes, where mud and rocks go screaming down the slope at the first instance of disturbance.
The human loss in Australia because of the bushfires is unfortunate, though.
I hope we learn to be more responsible towards our environment.
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, there was a blues band playing all afternoon, and Henry was up and dancing all the while. Some of the stall holders came out to tell him what a great dancer he was, so I'm sure that some people were keen on him.

You do hope that from these kinds of events people come out the other side having learned a thing or two.

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