Two for Tuesday

It's late August and back to school fever is in the air. The yellow buses are rumbling on the roads and students are settling into their brand new year, including my daughter who begins her doctoral program today. (Good luck, Missy Miss!)

This handsome twosome pictured here is from Bali. Each morning during my short visit there last spring, I'd walk three buildings down from my hotel to the local elementary school. I loved watching the comings and goings of parents and children during morning drop off. It was an unrehearsed ritual of the everyday - not your typical tourist show and tell.

The red school uniforms are jazzier than the drab American equivalent of khaki pants and polo shirts. But that sharing between friends - it looks the same, the same as anywhere. It's a recognizable moment shared across the globe.

Look, look at what I hold in my hand. Check this thing out.