It’s not quite the braided spikes hairstyle being popularized in Kenya, the one resembling the COVID-19 virus, but the brilliant rhododendrons backlighting does create a beautiful corona of glowing long hair. It’s the overdue for a haircut pandemic look. Ha, I have no excuse that the barber shops are all closed, because we cut his hair at home normally. I can tell he’s overdue for a visit with Nana and Baba though. He always comes home from NanaBaba’s sporting a fresh short hair cut, looking smart and about a mile older.

Tip for parents new to the home-haircut: we let him watch a show on the laptop. He sits immersed and immobile while we snip snip snip!