The first family wedding of the ‘next generation’ happened today. I was in the last generation, so one feels time passing as we celebrate the new couple and the beginning of their life together.
The family of each, the bride and the groom, was seeing off the first of their offspring. There’s something profound in that. I have noticed that families with several kids, get really good at weddings.
Tomorrow we’re off to the salmon run: the largest run in 100 years apparently. It’s a natural history excursion for the biologists in the family. Another cycle of life is enacted there. The fish come together and begin a new generation and then their lives end. They don’t get to watch their offspring carry on the journey of life. I suppose fish don’t care about such things, but Birds do.
Congratulations Philip and Violet. May you have many happy years together (because if you don’t, everyone is going to be really annoyed at me for introducing you to each other!)
Shawn L. Bird 