As we were blessed with another beautiful day today, I took
advantage of a leisurely afternoon.
The time spent with my grandson was the same and unique. This year
he is this much taller. As we went about the park, we discovered the new and
old of the same. The same rocks were there as last year. This year we passed
them by and set our goals to climb the taller rocks, those out of reach last
year. We found a toad hopping in the grass as we did last year. We chased him,
caught him, patted him on the head, named him “Moad the Toad” and set him on
his way. Our further discoveries were the possible hiding and resting places of
“Toad-dom”…here a resting nook in a tree trunk, there a small grotto for
several toads together. Since the swings were not yet in place on the swing
set, we played tic-tac-toe in the sand. Last year we built castles. After
jumping on every tree stump and circling every statue the last task of the day
would be to run ourselves silly! Mission accomplished!
My personal observations attended more to the flowers in bloom.
Last week we had the cherry blossoms and forsythia in bloom. This week they
were on the ground and replaced by the neighboring dogwoods. Yesterday the
lilacs were not in bloom. Today they are. There are so many changes, great and
small. They are both subtle and profound given the discerning eye. We need only
to embrace them.
Cathy
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