Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.


On Sunday morning, Henry and I indulged in a spot of firefighter training. Numerous books before bedtime and Fireman Sam hard-hitting documentaries have enthused the lad about the notion of suiting up, getting the hoses out, and rescuing fair maidens, kittens and wealthy benefactors orphans.

That said, our precise drills revealed one problematic area that needed immediate attention: HAIR.

The hair presented a fire hazard. The hair limited his vision. The hair was entirely unfirefighterlike.

So we booked the cut.

The hair was cut this evening.

I shall post the photos tomorrow. Consider this one the "before" shot.

14 comments:

Autumn Belle said...

He is cute. As a kid, my fireman hero was Randolf Mantooth of Rescue 51 TV show.

Frank said...

Your young man sees to be into a favorite of every boy growing up, all over the world, firefighting. Fire hats, trucks, hoses, axes, sirens. It's a exciting adventure. (Longish hair or not.)
I really like your shot of Seven Mile beach. Your part of the world is fascinating and beautiful.

Thank you for visiting Tampa Daily Photo; I appreciate your nice comment.

yamini said...

:-( sniff... sniff...

So finally the hair is gone, i feel so bad, why couldnt he use clips instead?

The picture is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! A big bear hug and a kiss for Henry.

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

Oh dear! I love the long lovely locks (and all the pictures of your kids).

Roddy said...

I notice Henry is holding a stick that may carry a placard extolling the virtues of long hair.

Mo said...

Hope there were lots of bandages in the medecine cabinet

Kris said...

Autumn Belle, I will admit that I never really wanted to be a firefighter. It was too dangerous. I wanted to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Something safe like that.

Kris said...

Frank, he looks less like a long hair hippie now.

Kris said...

Yamini, brace yourself, I will be putting up one of the new look Henry soon...

Kris said...

Mary, Ez is the long haired one now!

Kris said...

Roddy, it was a "kill the whales" sign.

He hates whales.

Kris said...

Mo, no splinters even!

Roddy said...

Sharks and jellyfish? Is there something wrong with the child? He is supposed to love whales. And don't forget all the other fishies in the sea.

Kris said...

Whales suck.