He got the joke!

This morning Hilary had to jump on a horse and ride a mile or so away to round up some horses to haul in to the high ranch this weekend. I got to tend to Benjamin. I brought him one of his favorite companions, a plush rocking horse with a bear riding on its back. Turn the key and it plays Brahms’ Lullaby on its built-in tinkly music box. Benjamin loves it.

I was showing him the bear on the horse’s back and happened to make a joke about the pair of them riding “bear-back.” He laughed! He got the joke. I tried to get another laugh for the camera, but the moment had passed. Even a good joke rarely elicits a second laugh.