Couple of weeks ago I found Silver’s first gray hair. Right on the edge of his mohawk. He didn’t seem fazed by it. He took the news with mild surprise and that was the end of that. I’m proud of him.

It also made me think: I’ve always thought that I will wear my grey hair with calm approval. Maybe even elegantly. But most importantly, as a fact that I won’t ever hide.

I want the development, experience and insight that pours in every year, and I will welcome the outward manifestation of those years as proof of something gained.

As a teenager my capabilities to digest my observations were so limited. I believe in five years I’ll look at the current me in similar fashion. At that point the teenager me would seem like a whole different person. Why would I want that person representing myself at age 30?

That is not to say I will grow old and “act my age”. I swear to grow wiser, not older. I’ll just take in what I learn along the way and continue adding that to my life, so it can constantly take new shapes.

The picture below is how I imagine me and Silver in 50 years to appear to people walking down the street ;)

I other news: we put all of “The one with all the birds”-chapter’s original pages on our Etsy-shop. Check them out!

Also, you can have a look at couple of new inking videos if you haven’t already seen them:

Smiles,
Kaija