Pelota de Mantequilla 

     Perhaps … the next Dalai Lama? πŸ€”πŸ•ΆοΈ

               The 15th . . . to be exact.

                       . . .  Perhaps not 😎

Photography:
David B. Redpath Β© 2025

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  19. Leo 🦁 the 14th.
    The very same number
    as the Dalai Lama
    and just like
    Bruce Springsteen
    born in the USA!
    A coincidence
    most auspicious πŸ€”πŸ•ΆοΈ

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      2. I’ve warned Finn’s (first time) parents.
        In a blink of an eye he’ll be asking to
        borrow the car keysπŸš™ πŸ‘Ά πŸ€”πŸ•ΆοΈ

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    1. Thank you, BrianπŸ™πŸ˜Ž
      Linda and I just spent the day minding
      baby Finn so his parents could have a
      day off. I’d forgotten how much work
      babies can be πŸ‘ΆπŸ€”πŸ•ΆοΈ

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      1. Haha! I know, when our first grandkid was born, we had forgotten too. Now, we’ll have the two grandkids, 9 and 6 over for the week-end… Still lots of work. And joy. Enjoy…

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    2. Merci beaucoup, Brian πŸ™
      Linda and I have been truly blessed with
      with seven healthy kids, and eleven happy
      grandkids. Fortunately, keeping them all
      happy & healthy is no longer our problem 😎

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      1. 7 + 11 = 18. 😳
        Compliments. (and I can relate to the fact that they’re grownups, running their lives is their problem…) (I try telling my wife, but she won’t listen. Could that be a wife thing?)πŸ€”

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  22. David, I love the name and talk about precious, what a sweetheart. He looks like a little angel, innocent yet eyes wide open. You are so right about children they are not only kind, tender hearted and loving individuals but they don’t know how to be even the slightest bit prejudiced or hold on to negativity. It is truly all learned. Congratulations to you and your lady love and the happy parents. What a beautiful child. Blessings my friend. πŸ€—

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    1. Molto apprezzato, Joni πŸ™
      Talk about social engineering, young
      Finn is being raised as a bilingual baby.
      He can now cry for his bottle in both
      Spanish and English πŸΌπŸ‘Ά as befits
      a little bundle of Mestizo πŸ’› I’ve had
      the pleasure of minding him twice
      this week, and I’m already fluent in
      Spanish baby talk. I took Linda along
      as my “professional assistant” the
      first time … but now says she’s had
      enough of babies to last a lifetime
      (she’s always busy helping the other
      kids with their mob of kids) . . . So
      now I’m on duty all on my own πŸ˜±πŸ•ΆοΈ
      (not that I’m paedophobic πŸ‘ΆπŸš«πŸ˜Ž).

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  23. That is brilliant my friend. They say babies literally absorb languages. We had friends from Israel in Seattle when we lived there. Their three year old spoke fluent Hebrew, English and was fluent in Sign language. I think you will do great David. Maybe you can read him poetry, he will be writing and translating your work by age six. Seriously my ex use to make fun of me because I explained everything to my daughter at the age of two like she was an adult. Now they have done studies that prove children understand much more than most people think they can. Between you, Linda and the parents that will be a bright and artistic child. My daughter is a VP about ten minutes outside of Seattle. Children are such a blessing. I am excited for you my friend. Enjoy every minute, remember how fast they grow up. Big hugs and congratulations again. Much happiness for you. πŸ™

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