One of the first composition principles a student of photography learns is the rule of thirds.
Storytelling, too, can rely on the rule of three, using repetition of a part of the story to build and then resolve tension.
But what about the number three applied to life and people?
When it comes to a trio of children, the general rule is usually FUN!
Born into a family of three children, I already know this.
Of course, I also know the mischief three little people can get up to.
I was looking after my grandchildren one day, when they and their friend asked me if they could paint their faces. Thinking that the girls, being older, had the good judgement not to use markers, I said “Sure, go ahead.”
Off they went to their playroom. To make a long story short, it took quite a bit of soap and elbow grease that night to erase most of the wonderful face art by marker (so my daughter informed me). Our little boy ended up sporting green eyebrows for a couple of weeks!
Oh dear. My bad.
The moral of the story? Grandmas can make boo-boos sometimes too.
Fun is not limited to children, of course. Get the right three adults together and laughter will surely ensue.
When that trio includes my husband and his sister Julie,
who both love hamming it up for the camera, fun is guaranteed.
Three’s a crowd? Not around here. We just needed more wine.*
“There is something magical about three, you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical.” ~ Ian Williams
“If two wrongs don’t make a right, try three.” ~ Laurence J. Peter
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wish bone, a back bone and a funny bone.” ~ Reba McEntire
What trio comes to your mind when you think of fun and camaraderie?
WPC: Trio
WTT: Camaraderie
* “Photos of us” taken by Paul Sautter
Jennifer catching up here, My smile was so big looking at all these captures. Love the Jump and the face paint. I remember my sister and I putting chewing gum on our eyebrows…. black cat and boy did it stick. Kids will be kids. I feel like a wine and a sit on my deck now and its only 6am.
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Gum on your eyebrows! Well that’s a new one on me, ha ha! Never know what kids might get up to for sure. But adults know that 6 am is too early for wine. 😝 Thanks Kath. x
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Maybe we were trying to be Groucho Marx who knows??? Very hot here now at 6PM where did this day go? And I wish I had a wine in the fridge, too far to drive and get some, oh well have to make do with a mineral water ho hum.
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Oh now that makes perfect sense, trying to look like Groucho. I envy your heat there, Kath. A snowstorm just missed us by a whisker.
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Your grand-children look adorable. I too had a day when my grand-children ended up with paint from markers all over (luckily for me, just the hands).
My suggested trio for life is: courage – kindness – fairness.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
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I’m spending the weekend with my grandchildren, it so happens. Markers are off limits though. Ha ha
You have a great weekend too. xo
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Beautifully and thoughtfully put together. Nice post, definitely!
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Thank you for your kind words. xo
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Love and laughter in threes … you can’t beat it! (Well maybe in fours!)
Thank you Jennifer for this happy post 😊
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Thank you, Val. 😊
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A fantastic post as always. My trio would be me and my two beautiful daughters 🙂
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Thanks so much! I’m sure you and your daughters make a beautiful trio.
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Thank you Jennifer. My oldest daughter is coming home for Christmas this year. My youngest daughter who still lives home and I are so excited 🙂
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How nice! You must be so looking forward to it.🙂
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Yes I am. She arrives December 20th. I won’t sleep much on the 19th 🙂
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What a fun post! The photo of the three kids leaping over the sand dune is priceless!
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I’m happy you enjoyed it, Marlene. 🙂
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Excellent, Jennifer! This was so much fun.
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Thanks, Lois, and I am done with the quote challenge. 😏
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Did I hear a sigh of relief?! LOL!
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Had enough of quotes for the foreseeable future!
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What a sweet post. Love the persistent green eyebrows. Too funny.
When I go to New Hampshire to visit family, my mother, sister, and I make a fun trio. We can always make each other laugh, and even after all these years, it’s still fun for siblings to tease their mother. Which, of course, she loves. 🙂
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Thanks, Carrie. Nanny makes mistakes too. 😛 I still wonder what Amy’s mom thought of it all!
You, your sister and your mom sound like a fun trio. I remember how we often gave our mom a goodnatured ribbing. I miss those days a lot.
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Wonderful way to wake up this morning, thank you.
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Great quotes about trios, Jennifer. Do I see three cats in your future?
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Sadly, no. I can’t get Paul to budge on adopting one more. Two will have to do. 🙂
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Delightful!
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Thanks!
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There is little in life like the laughter of a child… 🙂
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Agreed. 🙂
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A great trio – you can hear the squeals of laughter
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Which one, the kids or the grownups? 😉
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