Sweet joy befall thee!

by chuckofish

Today is Ida B’s first birthday.

The year has sped by, hasn’t it? Daughter #2 reminded me that the day before Ida was born we watched East of Eden (1955) in the afternoon and I told her I thought she might be in labor. Sure enough, she went to the hospital later that evening and Ida was born at 12:38 pm the next day.

What a baby! We are sad we will not be able to celebrate with her, but we look forward to seeing her very soon!

The Angel that presided o’er my birth
Said, ‘Little creature, form’d of Joy and Mirth,
‘Go love without the help of any Thing on Earth.’

–William Blake

In the meantime, hope you are all staying warm and safe.

(Barge traveling in an icy Mississippi River near the Eads Bridge–Fox2 photo)