You love the park and if asked what you would like to
do, you are almost certain to say, “go to the park”. It was such a lovely sunny day that we decided to take your very
cool Radio Flyer Tricycle out for a spin. I tried to get a photo but you just kept zooming past me
laughing that I couldn’t catch up. An old couple sitting eating ice cream was watching
you play and they said to me that it was so refreshing to see a little girl
actually dressed like a little girl.
If they could only see you after a day at nursery! You usually look like you’ve been
down a mine or got a job as a chimney sweep.
It’s hard work having fun, I thought you maybe needed
to have a break from the sun and get some ice cream, another of your favourite
things. The park is being
renovated just now so the café is closed for the time being, but the council
made sure that an outdoor ice-cream stand was renovated before the cafe. It’s a great little shop selling not
only ice cream but also some light refreshments and they have a decked area just
out the front with tables and chairs so you can bask in the sun and soak up the
atmosphere. I noticed there were
holders for sun umbrellas, which made me laugh, as we don’t get that much sun
here. There’s even a dog water
bowl and free dog biscuits!
I asked what kind of ice cream you wanted and you shouted “white”. Nanny lifted you up so you could decide
what ice cream you were going to have but you couldn’t decide. The man said he would let you taste
some different flavours so you could make up your mind. First you picked a raspberry colour,
when you tasted it you wasn’t too sure.
The man said it’s probably because it’s more of a sorbet. Next you tried some banana ice cream
which also had mini marshmallows through it. You liked it and that was the one for on your cone. When the man handed you the ice cream
you shouted, “yuk, I don’t want that bits on it”.
Afterwards we went for a walk to the opposite end of
the park so you could cycle and then just as we set off, out the corner of my
eye I spotted some Bluebells. On
closer inspection there was a little patch of them hiding behind some trees; every
cloud has a silver lining! You
see, us photo junkies seem to have a radar for certain things at certain times
of the year. I was hoping to take
photos of you in some woods just outside the town we stay but Mummy’s friend
said they didn’t really come to anything this year, which was
disappointing. I’m still trying to
use my manual settings for my camera since doing my film photography last term
and I have to say it’s a life long learning experience.
We parked the bike up and got beside the Bluebells, I
get so excited I’m like a kid. Just as you popped your bottom down you let out
this loud screech. Our trusty
assistant Nanny shouted, “it’s a FROG”, and scooped it up into her hands. I really thought I wasn’t going to manage
to take a photo quick enough because it was going to jump out her hand. It didn’t…….but it did pee on her hand;
I bet it was terrified. Nanny told you that she would put it in your hand,
you wasn’t that keen to start with but after a few seconds you warmed to your little froggy friend. The next day you was telling anyone
that would listen that you found and Frog and it peed on Nanny’s hand.
We did eventually get to the opposite end of the
park. This time there was an
abundance of Daisies but by this time you wasn’t really interested in
“mamarazzi mamma’s” picture taking.
The sun was beaming down and I must say I was struggling with my manual
settings again. My trusty
assistant was trying out another tactic to get you to sit still long enough to
get a photo taken but it was proving difficult. In the end Nanny lifted you onto a tree branch where you hung
out like the monkey you are.
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