An Afternoon Adventure
April 09, 2006
Today, while my youngest took his afternoon nap (and I did a little afternoon blogging), dear husband took the older two boys out for an "adventure" ~ a ride along the woodland bike path, looking for vernal ponds to explore (see photo below) ...
As they were preparing to leave, Crackerjack (who's proving to be my most quotable kid) says:
"Wow! What a great day! We went to church, we ate a big breakfast, and now we're going on a bike ride in the woods!"
*Late Day Update: The troop just came in ~ red-cheeked and winded ~ and full of tales from their trek:
- Seen: a Blue Heron, Turkey Vultures, a dead vole, a black butterfly with white edges and orange tips, a spider crawling on water, and a previously unviewed marsh.
- Smelled: extremely pungent skunk cabbage.
- Heard: Red-winged Blackbirds, dirt bikes in the distance, the wind.
- Done: a longer than ever bike ride and lots of riding through the mud!