Sunday, June 24, 2007
A Thousand Words - And Then Some #10
Presenting to you The JohnnyB, and his newest buddy, Tal. They met 3 weeks ago, in Modiin, Israel.I could see how the polite way in which he chose to greet The JohnnyB (his grand-uncle, mind you), might lead you to think that Tal is of a Maori descent, but you are wrong.
He is 8 months old, the younger brother of the 2-year-old Nitzku, and - by theory of relativity, these pictures clearly show that he is not the tiniest baby born in Israel, or anywhere else, for that matter.
The JohnnyB was totally captured by this amazingly lovable multifold baby (well, like the Michelin man, this adorable dude is all made of folds), and Tal fell for The JohnnyB in a heartbeat. The kid was beyond ecstatic to be upgraded to the arms of the new grand-uncle, and be raised above anyone else. The two guys bonded immediately, with Tal persistently trying to pluck the hair and beard off The JohnnyB's face, while the latter constantly examining with admiration the pillows of fat on Tal's feet. Another significant advantage was the fact that neither of them speaks fluent Hebrew, and - while an obstacle with my other family members - it did not stand in the way of their amity.
The alert viewer will notice that Tal is not smiling. It's not that he is a gloomy baby, On the contrary, he is one of the happiest babies I've seen. He is simply way too cool for spreading smiles all over. His usual expression is very serious and intensely concentrated, and he breaks the heart of anyone who tries to baby-talk him into softening up, by giving them this "Ah, C'mon, would you stop this pathetic childish act already!?".
See, I brought him an incredibly cute toy, a plush elephant that you can stuff things in and take them out and put them in again and take them out and - - - Hey, this bloody toy won several awards, and is really, REALLY cool!!! And so, when I presented the gift to Tal, all the adults in my family, as well as the older kids (ages 2 to 5 year) responded with sheer enthusiasm. As for Tal, well... (Ah, it still hurts when I think of it), he gave it a brief look, (out of courtesy, I suppose, as he's a nice guy), gave me a look that I can only describe as a mixture of pity and surprise, with a touch of refined disdain, and proceeded to play with the impressive set of trucks I got for the 2-year-old Nitzku, his older brother. This is one tough little person.
Actually, at some point, he did grace The JohnnyB with one very rare smile, but even LumiB wasn't fast enough to capture this astonishing fleeting moment.
So, this may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Here's a series of photos that I refer to as "Dude, what's wrong with your watch?".
We don't go Awwwwwwwwww in Israel, but we came pretty close...
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Labels: Family, Photohgraphy, Vacation, Wonders of The JohnnyB
# posted by Nava @ 8:58 PM 
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Another significant advantage was the fact that neither of them speaks fluent Hebrew, and - while an obstacle with my other family members - it did not stand in the way of their amity.
THAT is a sublime example of why I like the way you write so very much! Beautiful, hilarious and very cool!
Love the wrist-watch pics too, Nava. You guys should adopt!
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THAT is a sublime example of why I like the way you write so very much! Beautiful, hilarious and very cool!
Love the wrist-watch pics too, Nava. You guys should adopt!
