Papa Bear

Original photo by Adam Willoughby-Knox

Every night before I go to bed, I walk over to the front door and make sure it’s locked. It usually is. But I still do it every night anyway.

OCD? No. Habit? Not really. It’s purposeful. Even if it’s more of a symbolic gesture than anything. I’m securing the home and keeping my family safe.

I imagine the cavedaddy finishing up his stone carving for the evening (#amcarving), putting down his tablet and chisel, walking…