A morning in the park

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These photos are actually from last Friday, when my Mama was here visiting for Easter. I took these, and then when we got home, my battery in my DSLR decided to die. Typical as it was a Bank Holiday weekend and I couldn’t get a new one delivered until Tuesday! So I can finally share them here! This is the park in the centre of our town. It’s only about a five minute walk from our house, the girls love going especailly as we usually go in the week when all the other kiddos are at school and we have the park to ourselves!

Last Friday we were there fairly early in the morning {I say early, it was around 10am, which is early for us, but not early for most folk I’m sure!}. The park was pretty empty, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. It was perfect. It’s a lovely little park, plenty of space to ride bikes, two playparks, these wooden fitness equipment that the girls love playing on, and a bandstand where they have live music in the summer. We’re lucky to have it
practically on our doorstep.

The girls were excited to have Gramsie there, and were busy showing off all the things that they could do! We spied a few squirrels and birds, as well as collecting lots of blossom which had blown off the trees. It was a lovely morning, and made me excited for lots of picnics in the summer, and friday nights spent there listening to bands. It’s amazing how much more alive we all feel once the Winter is over and Spring arrives!

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33 Comments

  1. Jo Bryan

    April 25, 2014 at 09:08

    Fab when you get the park all to yourself, what a beautiful morning it looked.

  2. Pinkoddy

    April 25, 2014 at 11:26

    Great photos – I love how you’ve captured just at the right point on the swings.

  3. Fritha

    April 25, 2014 at 11:48

    love the shot of the swings, your family are so lovely, so glad they had a lovely time with your mama! x

  4. Sonya Cisco

    April 25, 2014 at 12:07

    My boys love a trip to the park, and we are blessed with a choice of good ones in my town. Great for burning off a bit of energy on sunny afternoons!

  5. Bex Smith

    April 25, 2014 at 13:51

    Can’t beat going to the park!x

  6. Lia

    April 25, 2014 at 14:09

    Love a good old fashioned trip to the park, little beats it! I am also loving those bright pink boots – my littlest one would love those!!

    1. Polly

      April 25, 2014 at 22:11

      they’re from Asda Living!

  7. Louisa

    April 25, 2014 at 14:43

    The picture of the girls on the swing is amazing. I love the motion and joy that you’ve captured.

  8. Kerry

    April 25, 2014 at 14:48

    Lovely photos, looks like they enjoyed the park x

  9. Jen aka The Mad House

    April 25, 2014 at 14:51

    Lovely pictures. I always think one of the advantages of homeschooling must be getting to use kids stuff when everyone else is at school!

  10. Julien Peter Benney

    April 25, 2014 at 16:12

    The pictures are truly idyllic, and so I imagine ins the scenery and weather. It all reminds me of my experiences as a boy during holidays with my mother – who tends to be a little conservative and did not have a great deal of interest in alternative education though I will admit I was a very difficult school child subject to much nasty bullying!

    Despite the enormous pedological differences with Australia, a lot of the vegetation seems familiar to me, especially compared to the home in Ballarat of my late grandparents.

    I will say that it charming to see a young child cycling without a helmet – which is not even legal in Australia!

  11. Helen The good life mum

    April 25, 2014 at 17:03

    what a lovely day you had and a wonderful morning

  12. Emily

    April 25, 2014 at 17:09

    Looks like a great morning out. Love a park visit!

  13. Jenny

    April 25, 2014 at 18:07

    Ahhh park fun is the best. Looks like everyone had a great time together! Looked like nice weather too. Great moments captured here.

  14. Lori

    April 25, 2014 at 18:28

    Great photo’s, it’s lovely getting outside at the park with the family. F loves to show off his skills too ;) x

  15. wendy

    April 25, 2014 at 19:35

    What a gorgeous day, great to be able to get outside isn’t it? Lovely pictures x

  16. Debbie

    April 25, 2014 at 20:02

    Great photos! I especially love the first and last ones- nothing like the park to be able to test how adventurous you can be- a perfect day.

  17. Vikki Holness

    April 25, 2014 at 20:10

    What a beautiful place for them to play and explore in. Looks like they had lots of fun xxx

  18. Jenny

    April 25, 2014 at 20:17

    I love trips to the park, so much fun to be had!

  19. Kate Thompson

    April 25, 2014 at 20:47

    That looks a really fun park. Lovely photos, first time I’ve seen your Blog I think!

  20. Keri-Anne

    April 25, 2014 at 22:09

    I love their little bike. Where is the basket from darling? X

  21. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins

    April 26, 2014 at 08:20

    Looks like you all had a lovely time! It is true how you feel so much better once spring arrives x

  22. Kizzy

    April 26, 2014 at 08:51

    It looks like they had loads of fun, mine love visiting the park

  23. KARA

    April 26, 2014 at 13:20

    That looks like a fab park – wish we had some more activities like that in ours

  24. VaiChin @RamblingThroughParenthood

    April 26, 2014 at 15:29

    A little bit of sunshine goes a long way to lift everyone’s spirits. And Grandma does too! Glad you had a greatvtime.

  25. Globalmouse

    April 26, 2014 at 16:54

    What happy carefree photographs. I love the fearless swinging!

  26. Laura

    April 26, 2014 at 23:21

    How blissful was the weather last week – looks like you all had some great outdoor fun and so nice to have such a wonderful park near you. Great photos :)

    Laura x

  27. Stephs Two Girls

    April 27, 2014 at 21:36

    Nothing better than a bit of park fun – I’m forever trying to get good pics of the girls as they play in parks!!

  28. agatapokutycka

    April 28, 2014 at 12:25

    Oh yes! Parks are great and there is always so much to do and tones of fun to be had.

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