Scenes from the City

The boys and I had such a fun time "in the big city" yesterday, I could hardly wait to post all about it! As you can imagine, the camera almost never left my hand, so I have many pictures to share with you all ...

First of all, two very exciting things came together to make this such a fun day ~ 1. we got to see Daddy's new office (and meet everyone in his department) and 2. we got to meet up with MacBeth - a 4Real friend - and her family!

But the best way to tell about the day is to just start posting the photos, so without further ado ...

Dh took us on a water shuttle across the harbor ... oh, the cool air and sea spray!

But the boys and I enjoyed the cozy lower cabin too - a very comfortable ride!

Now this is how to spend your lunch hour, Daddy - hot dogs, soda and sunshine!

And then ... we met up with our friends! Now, I have known MacBeth through the 4Real boards for over a year now, but it was wonderful to really get to meet - and talk - in person!

Our kids had a grand time on the dolphin sculpture ...

And all around the fountain - yep, there was some splashing involved! :)

And of course there was time for plenty of urban nature study (a subject I talked about a while ago). On our way into town, we realized we forgot our field guide at home, but Crackerjack piped up ~ "Don't worry Mama! We have MacBeth!" (who is a naturalist) ~ "She'll be our field guide!" :) Here are some of the natural scenes we found in and amongst all the pavement and big buildings ...

Assorted pigeons and sparrows (and that might be a female starling too) ...

Crackerjack spotted some ducks hanging out near the pier ...

Here's a sparrow just waiting for a bit of our lunch.

We thought these were berries, but really they're rose hips!

This huge bumblebee was not moving but appeared to be alive.

This was one of the wilder nature sightings we came across ...

Ooh, and look - here's another! Boy, that must be some milk ...

Before we knew it, it was time to head back and hop on the next shuttle home. Thanks for joining us on our day in the big city! We are grateful to dh and MacBeth and family for helping to make it so fun!