The early bird


How many times his dear grandmother admonished him with one her favourite quotes:  doesn’t matter what time of the night you wake; still, the day will just not start any earlier


Tierras de café Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Coffee lands           Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

After a long silence, during which Magnifico’s father kept on milking the contemplative Lencha, he asked:

“So, my son, you must be thinking of marring Camila when you’re older. Do I have the right of it?” Meanwhile, Lencha turned her head to watch Magnífico.

Parque de la Vida Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Parque de la Vida           Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

“Yep, you’re right on that one, Pa. That’s the reason I asked her to marry me,” he answered without realizing his mother had just come into the cow shed.

“Excuse me, sir. Did I just hear that you actually proposed to Camilita?”, she asked her son with a smile, clearly enjoying the moment. “Don´t you think that you may be a bit young for those matters?”

Arriero paisa Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Paisa muleteer           Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

“Well, yes and no, Ma’am,” he answered thoughtfully. “The thing is that I got to get my act together, don’t you think? ‘Could be that somebody else might get a bright idea in their heads and beat me to it, like Danilo maybe or just someone else. You never know… so why take chances?”

“Well, I’ll say!” Remarked his father, “And what did she answer?”

“Oh she said yes, but to remind her in a few years when we get old like you guys, Pa…”

Afterwards, his folks were silent and quite pensive for a long while.

Vista desde el Parque de la Vida Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Vista from the Parque de la Vida           Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

 


 

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