Between an Ending and a Beginning

Today marks the first day of the school year.

These two champs were up early, all ready and raring to go.

Grace begins her first year of high school - Year 7.

Nathan starts his first year of upper high school - Year 10.

After breakfast, we piled into the car and headed to the train station so I could drop everyone off, with hubby choosing to catch the train into the office to accompany Grace on her maiden commute to school.

At the station drop off, I watched three backpack-laden figures walk away toward the station entrance.

And I was filled with an unexplained wistfulness.

It was a moment that held both an ending and a beginning

The turning of another page of childhood. The beginning of a new chapter.