Hopper took this the other day as he and I took the ferry to my office. Just playing around with my camera. He's six now. So I was astonished, as is my general way of being around young people. The composition was just so sickly perfect. I wondered about all the things we unlearn as life goes on. Having children is an obstacle to clarity and a vehicle to unexpected discovery and happiness. These days, every time my boys jump on me, I try to just soak it in for the tough years ahead, when things matter more and casual love is harder to come by. But now, there's a lot of everyday bliss.
