June 19 2009 A New Planet Swims Into His Ken

There were adventures today. My children played with the baby, and we took them out on the orchards. They played together at the Meadery while we adults tasted honey-wine and they spun the rollers on the peach packing line at the peach orchard. They looked out for each other, entertained each other, played with each other. For dinner two more children joined the fray and it was remarkably peaceful, though full of activity.

Give everyone a new experience, especially if they're children. Things to fill, bang, strum, press, read, breathe, see, feel, taste. Places to run, fall, sit, walk, ride. People to see, watch, and hear. My daughter loved being a big girl, helping the baby see things in new ways and lifting her to carry her out of danger, or off the dirt to be brushed off. It wasn't a cranky head-strong pre-schooler or toddler, or peer. It was a baby who needed lead, guided, shown. Oh, yeah, and the baby learned things too.



Kids and Pets - Flash. Definitely a candid shot, and I got off three before anyone noticed.