The water in the lake is up at its highest level again and I went down to check it out. Obvioously, the kids were taking full advantage of the water level!!!
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For MVB-Fun
A walk on the San Juan Cosala Malecon is always notable. Here’s a fun event from a few weeks ago:
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For the Weekly Prompt: Notable.
Hard Knocks
That first triumphant journey of a toddler on a trike
predicts his future conquering of a two-wheel bike.
Despite his mom’s temptation to grab his overalls
to whisk him off from crisis and save him from his falls,
nothing can be gained from this. He needs to face his spills.
Part of education is dealing with the ills
that he’ll be called upon to deal with in his future life.
We cannot live our children’s lives or guarantee no strife.
Prompt words today are nothing, crisis, temptation, triumph and bike.
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For the Photo a Week Challenge: Play.
My gardener’s youngest son Ishmael is a rare bird. First of all, he’s rarely seen, as he is extremely shy. He has also in the past been frightened of my dogs, me, all of the kids at school, his teacher and anyone who isn’t a parent or brother. Over the past year, I’ve been trying to curry his favor with coloring books, toys, balls to throw for the dog and most recently, an Easter Egg hunt that involved both candy and toys. At first he was shy, hiding behind his parents, but by the end of the time he was here he was rushing around the front garden trying to fill his basket. These photos record some former times, including his first approach to Diego–a very rare occasion! (Click to enlarge photos.)
The photo prompt this week was “Rare.”
Back in the late fifties, my folks built a new house a block away from our old one. A modern ranch style, it was built on a small hill so the foundation of our house was level with the roof line of the house behind us. My dad built a wooden walkway and porch that gave us access to our kitchen and basement entry from the garage on the other side of the house. Underneath this walkway, which was up on very high supports, was a dirt incline that was almost irresistible to the neighborhood kids–especially when it rained. One day, as I stood at the kitchen sink doing dishes, I turned off the water but could still hear water running. I went out on the back porch, looked down and saw this sight. It was our little neighbor from across the street, Kenny Palmer, who had discovered the garden hose, turned it on, and created a wonderful mud party for himself. Good photo opportunity. Would that I had had my present camera. I would have taken twenty shots to this one and perhaps have achieved one a bit less fuzzy.
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