Six out of the last eight mornings have seen Paul and I throw the kids in the Beamer (aka: all terrain dreamy stroller) and gotten out for exercise. I hesitate to use words like “work out,” lest this blissfully indulgent morning time get cut from our busy days. We manage to do this walk, at least a mile each day, in the 6-o-clock hour, returning home to shower and ready the kids for school, leaving promptly after Paul’s daily 8am meeting. Doing these walks each morning is a minor miracle and we’re proud.
Sunday, we decided to mix it up a bit. We combined the dual efforts of walking with cleaning out the freezer (alternate name: place to store stale bread) and brought bags of goodies to feed Audubon Park’s assorted inhabitants.
The biggest challenge was to make sure that Kate didn’t include herself in the list of those being fed; she didn’t really get the concept of feeding the ducks or squirrels food that seemed perfectly good to her.
She did, however, get as much dirt, leaves, mulch, and twigs into her as she could. I’ve always been fascinated with pica — and I’m beginning to wonder if my daughter is an example.
To her credit, she really likes to share.
Baby egrets have hatched. Birds are everywhere. Will took a detailed notice of the birds, in our perch downwind from the island: “I am smelling something yucky.”
(Note, this is not the island — just a bunch of downed twigs. The island is upriver from this picture and is currently covered with hundreds and hundreds of birds — it’s a full-on assault to the eyes, ears, and nose.) See the algae in the water?
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Shokufeh | 12-Jun-07 at 8:54 am | Permalink
Early morning strolls? Impressive! Very impressive!
Anonymous | 17-Jun-07 at 12:55 pm | Permalink
How large is your daughters dowry?