Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Norman Bufort's Fascinations
Another day in the life of Norman Bufort: These pictures were taken randomly throughout this particular day. He was quite happy, and mostly so when he was outside in the sunshine. Here you see him playing with a toy airplane. His old friend Marcus got it for him on his 2nd birthday--who knows how long ago that was...
Norman Bufort played with the plane for quite some time, zooming it around at arm's length, round and round in circles. He did it so much, he got dizzy. Right when the plane was ready to land, he had to turn around and go the other way so that he wouldn't be sick. So the plane landed somewhere else--someplace just as good. It was all in his imagination, anyway, so as long as it landed somewhere, he was happy.
Soon after, he put the plane up. He decided he'd walk with the afternoon's gentle breeze, down a road he'd never been down before. There were all sorts of trees and vines and bushes full of squirrels and chipmunks and not just a few bugs. The dragonflies were his favorite.
Norman rounded the corner and found himself at a fork in the road. In the middle of the fork was a big pile of sand. He walked over, a bit curious, and realized a turtle was walking by. He looked down at him with fascination. "Hello, Mr. Turtle!" he said.
"My name is Guibo," he replied.
"Guibo. Well, could you tell me which way I should go?"
The turtle looked down both roads, then said, "I was trying to decide, myself."
So Norman Bufort decided to sit down with the turtle and ponder the choice as well. They sat there for hours, pondering. Finally, Norman Bufort asked, "Why is there a big pile of sand right here?"
The turtle looked at the sandpile, then at Norman. "Why not?"
And Norman Bufort agreed.
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