flown the coop

ok, so.....the the house is a child-short this evening.....as the eldest has departed for berlin via newark.....and we shall not see him until may unless we go to the little austrian town where he will teach english as a second language to middle and high school students.....he will spend a fair stretch in berlin before setting off for dresden, munich, vienna, venice, florence, rome, milan, paris, amsterdam, prague, and budapest before heading for branau-am-inn....he is traveling might light for a long stay......hopefully he will be kind enough to upload to flickr so we can enjoy the trip vicariously.....we have enjoyed having him back home for a few months.....and though we are thrilled about this opportunity, we already miss him...