blackberries and wild egrets

raphael plays like calvin and i his hobbes. something always becomes a new challenge. "china, china! watch me pluck a blackberry while i ride my bike." "look at this. this is going to be the world record for skipping rocks." or the most recent. "oohh. watch me climb this sideways tree." i inevitably fall victim to his impromptu challenges and run behind him. suddenly the rules will change and i have found myself in a new game before the old one has even aged a minute. he stills knows how to play like a ten year old. i love it.