The older boy contemplates the magnificence of this high Alpine European scene. It is both mesmerizing and daunting to imagine just where he will fit in with the scheme of it all. The younger boy, still in lock step with his youth, has nonetheless with his brother navigated the rocky path down from the family chalet to the high and dangerous rock face. Here, he gathers Edelweiss, the simple white star-shaped flower of his safe and sound homeland. Ironically, it is also a flower that grows in hard to access crags and ledges where legend has it that many have fallen in pursuit of its beauty. Yet, the fearless bond of childhood with mother or sister guides the boy as he fills a homespun basket for the family table. Here is a lovely closeup scene of both the wonder and vulnerability – echoed in the panoramic view of unbending boulders midst bending pines, a monumental snow-capped mountain above both delicate streams and rushing waters – the ultimate resilience and tenderness of young life itself embodied in a simple flower that grows on the edge.