The Daily School Bus, Number 2: expected the scholastic connection with Metro Cafe

The Daily School Bus, Number 2: maybe Metro Cafe coffee will bring me back to life. Feeling spaced out, I decided to come inside for a little bit. As Dennis labored at his studies, a school bus came by. I thought about saving it for tomorrow, but I have so many daily school bus photos that I have saved for tomorrow because I had already posted one today, nobody's ever going to see most of them. So I decided to go ahead and run a second one, especially given the scholastic connection between the bus and the happenings in Metro Cafe. 

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Saint Branson

I believe I have mentioned in the past that Branson attends Catholic school. If I didn't, well he does. And as it happened, at some school function he was awarded the role of a certain saint. Carmen could not remember which saint.

To me, the answer was easy: Saint Branson! 

Well, look - it says right there in Carmen's picture - St. Ferdinand.

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Eight year-old Branson creates a work of art

Readers who have followed my blog for a while know Carmen's son Branson well. They have seen him crawl out this window, help his dad park Metro vans and cars, they've seen him go through communion and they have seen him stand at the edge of his father's open grave to drop dirt into it. Just a few minutes ago, at the Metro Cafe drive-through window, Carmen showed me this little piece of art which she says he created in just minutes. Branson is eight. His mother was born in Mexico, his father was of Norwegian descent. Branson identifies with his late father in all ways, but right here I sure see his mother coming through.

Long time readers have also seen Branson skate onto the hockey rink at the age of six and rule the ice. He has a game tonight. I don't have enough time to take in a whole game, but I think I might stop by at the end and do a portrait of him. I do have readers now who have not met Branson before and they need to know who created this little work of art.

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Metro Cafe, study #29812: Carmen wore her best Halloween stockings to work today

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Five minutes ago, Evalina prepared my coffee

Evalina prepares my Americano - five minutes ago. Now I am drinking it. It is good – no, it is super. Metro coffee is always good, sometimes even gooder than normal. Today is such a day. 

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