We are getting ready to welcome the New Year in our Manhattan Menagerie!
Among their Holiday gifts, Luca and Olin got a ladybug with wheels they can ride on. It’s a nicely crafted thing: minimalist and charmingly designed, upholstered in soft naugahyde, with antennae that look like black lollipops and wheels that spin 360.
At one point HRM gave the ladybug a push and rolled it over in Olin’s direction. Olin thought the ladybug had come alive and moved of its own volition. It threw him into a bit of a panic. While HRM was busy comforting him, Luca played on with the toy.
Noticing Olin’s distress, Luca took action, pushing the toy clear across the living room to the front door and then hiding it behind our stroller: out of his brother’s line of sight.
In 2020, may we learn to become better keepers of one another.