Quiet Times

Hello,

I must say that there is precious little quiet time in a house that at various times has had up to six adults and three children under the age of four. The truth is obvious; Leroy and I do not make much music, noise, and laughter when we are home. Must be quite dull. Here something is always moving, jiggling, squirming, talking, sleeping, or agitating for their will or way.

Every morning, Leroy and I have walked the dog along with one, two, or three children. We have seen adult ducks, baby ducks, adolescent ducks, butterflies, birds in the air, rabbits, squirrels, and a couple swimming things that we could not identify from a distance. Then there are black raspberries to be picked and savored each new day.

The Utah granddaughters have reestablished the wonder of squirrels and rabbits as they seldom see them.

The trip to the Como Zoo brought back memories along with mostly new sights. To think Leroy and I have actually seen a zebra, ostrich, and giraffe in its natural habitat. But not as close for the ostrich and giraffe in the wild, but the zebra was close enough that I could hear it clip off the grass with its teeth and then smell its fear as it passed close to the vehicle.

All we adults thought the zoo’s butterfly house was the best. Sparky the seal gave a good show of just the right length for the three year old attention span. What a treat!

Paula