A Gorgeous Day

A lot of people in southern California really hate the cold. Especially Hive account@afturner and pretty much all of my friends here. I, on the other hand, really enjoy the cool brisk air, especially on a sunny afternoon. For me, this is ideal weather to go out for a walk through nature.

Today we took a nice long walk through the woods. When I say we I am referring to me and my 2 year old, Hive account@little-ricky. Every time we go for a walk on the trails, Ricky stops at this stream and pretty much doesn't want to go any further.

His favorite thing to do is pick flower petals and throw them into the pond. He will quite literally do this activity until I physically pick him up and walk a bit further down the path. If I don't go far enough, he will run immediately back to the water. There seems to be a margin of error when it comes to how far I need to get away from the stream before he gives up on the idea of running back.

Speaking of him putting things in water, lately he is obsessed with putting any object he can find into any container of liquid that he can find. For instance, I can't seem to have a cup of tea in his presence without a matchbox car ending up at the bottom of my mug.

A very funny bunch of cement creatures are dotted around the pond area. Well, I call them funny. I think they are meant to be cute, but to me they look hilariously creepy. For all I know, this could be the intention of the original artist.

One thing that I keep meaning to do is bring Hive account@aftuner and the little one here to have a picnic. There are a lot of open areas and ideal places to kick back, relax and have some sandwiches. Umm... Amanda doesn't really eat sandwiches because she's not doing bread at the moment. Oh, well. You get the idea!

So what you see in the above picture is an assortment of white globes attached to a bunch of trees. They appear to be hanging from black wire. I have no idea what the purpose of these things could even be, or if someone is in the middle of some kind of art exhibit. Who knows?!

I think that the best thing to do is to come back later and see if anything has changed. Generally in the past when I come through this area and find odd things, it means that some kind of exhibit is coming soon. It will be interesting to find out what it is!

It was a lovely afternoon with the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky! And of course my favorite kind of weather for going on a stroll. Cool, with a crisp window blowing with a fairly constant, steady flow. Much needed, and much appreciated!