Metamorphosis, part one

To shave or not to shave?  Such a simple question.  Shaving is tedious, a chore, it eats up precious sleeping time first thing in the morning.  And yet it can also be stimulating.  It helps me to make the transition from not-quite-awake to fully alert.  Shaving also makes me look younger.  However, growing a beard and then removing it allows me to change my appearance quite dramatically.  Shaving allows me the opportunity for a metamorphosis.  From hirsute and slightly grizzled one day, to clean shaven and fresh-faced  the next.  Growing facial hair, if only temporarily, also adds another layer of protection from the bitterly cold weather.  My wife likes it too.  But then the question becomes 'what style' of beard to adopt.  The choice is vast.  This time, I think I will opt for the neatly trimmed as illustrated in the bottom row, far left.