Mmmmm shaved chest, I think not, I think there is far too much competition for the shower to have that amount of time in there! Besides, what would my 7 month old daughter use to inflict pain on her dad, i am sure she thinks if she pulls hard enough something exciting will happen.
As for the shadow, to be honest i think i have a pretty strong shadow just not one that encroaches on the top of my head, i have quite a narrow head that is a bit pointy at the top so from that angle a shadow is non existent. Also when that photo was taken it was quite dark so the flash eliminated the shadow.
That said i take your point about the UK weather. Last night it sounded like the walls were going to blow in with hale stones lashing against the window. This year has been disastrous for sun, with floods twice and pretty much two months of constant rain.
