A Head On A Shoulder

I grew up with parents that never showed physical affection
I was never hugged as a child.
I remember one moment at my grandmother's funeral where my mother rested her head onto my father's shoulder
The gesture was slightly awkward and just that little bit sad in its rarity

The recent photo of Prince Charles and William was anything but awkward
It is warm and comfortable and with Charles in the subservient role, it is rather a moving study of father and son.
A father who has finally found a way to show his feelings

FATHER'S DAY FOR MERLIN

Father's day is a sad day for Merlin .  It's a day spent in remembrance of all the kittens he has fathered through the years.   He has kept track through the years and so far they number over 150 but that's as far as it will go.  Merlin is now content living out  his senior years as a rescue cat in a downtown high rise.  All his baby mamas miss him terribly and while content, there is a bit of him that misses the ladies.

Buddy

I've taken the dogs to the beach
Had turkey salad
And Cut the lawn

I also revisited this short movie from the Netherlands, which is a very nuanced study of a gay relationship that is almost over.

I had a HIV test  20 months ago

I did it alone