I had the foresight to bring along a CD player so we listened, mostly, to more of A Hat Full of Sky, by our beloved Terry Pratchett on the drive. Maybe it was all those Feagles running around head-butting things, but the boys immediately found sticks and did not put them down for the entire hike.
They enjoyed nature by bounding around in it (and falling into it, in the case of the creek, but fortunately that was late in the day), and I realized that they weren't able to slow down yet to appreciate the flowers. So I took pictures and they can identify them later. I'll tell them that there are a lot of lupines!
We did manage one quiet look at a little bird, either a flicker or a woodpecker, peeking out of a hole in a dead tree, but then they were off again, running as though pursued. Or pursuing.
We did manage one quiet look at a little bird, either a flicker or a woodpecker, peeking out of a hole in a dead tree, but then they were off again, running as though pursued. Or pursuing.
The Kauni cardigan came with us in the car. I thought we might get to sit long enough in one place so the front band might be finished. I thought wrong.
So mostly I just carried the food and water and camera and was bemused.
Not a bad way to spend half a day, even if I haven't finished that band yet.
6 comments:
Looks like a beautiful hike. I love it--not one but two sticks! One for each hand. What does a kid really need but a stick and space to wield it in?
The flower in the foreground of the second photo looks like blue-eyed grass -- Sysirinchium bellum (and whoa, after almost 30 years, I managed to spell Sysirinchium right on the first try).
I've got an extra boy coming over for the day today -- should be fun.
Great pics! It looks like a great day!
Where were you? It doesn't matter, it looks great, green and flowery. Also, you are incredibly photogenic. Proof: the photo of you in this post.
So much loveliness!
Heh, taking your knitting on a field trip totally counts.
I'm catching up on blogs after being away. How fabulous that Kristin's blog actually inspired you to get out and hike--as opposed to wishing you could get out and hike, which is what I tend to do.
Like Susan I was impressed with the sticks-in-two-hands shot. Why have just one stick, when you can have TWO!
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