The gene game

What do you reckon? Where does Juno get her fair looks, her winsome charm and her studied intelligence? My money is on that handsome looking devil lurking under the japanese maple. Talk about an art shot: deck the kid out in his sunday best and send him out into the garden to squat under a tree for a couple of hours while a professional (read 'suburban') photographer snaps off roll after roll of black & white... It's just a good thing that the kid is so damn photogenic.

Speaking of which, I have finally posted some videos of Juno to our site. There are a couple of crackers - if I do say so myself. The final one, Trolley Girl, shows her behind the wheels of her birthday present from Brian. She is a Hutt Valley natural: takes charge of the vehicle, points it vaguely in the direction she wants to go in, floors it and hopes for the best.

When she inevitably crashes into something, she reverses an inch or two and showing all the damned intransigence steely determination her parents are known for, slams straight back into the obstacle again. And again. Hasn't quite got the gist of the three-point turn yet. It does make my eyes water, needles to say, when she heads for the speakers...

I'll try and post some snaps of her in a black Holden t-shirt for the afficionados out there.