Park Life

I promised the boys that from the new year I'd take them to the park every weekend (weather permitting!). Whilst today wasn't the best weather, it wasn't raining so we went and had an hour playing and wandering about.

It's really nice to see the two boys running around together instead of fighting with each other! The open spaces must allow them to release a little steam. The park also seems to keep them smiling and that is something that is priceless!

I managed to get a couple of snaps of the boys on the play equipment…

The last picture is of some geese. The boys didn't turn into geese!

A Couple Of Pictures

When I'm out and about I like to snap pictures of the things that I see, some of which turn out better than others! The wonder of digital cameras being just that, it doesn't matter how many pictures you take seeing as you not wasting "film". Thinking about it, I don't suppose my kids will know what "film" is!

Anyway, I digress. This first picture is the monument at one of the entrances to Harehill Park in Littleborough. The boys like to go there because of the tremendous speed they can get up on one particular roundabout! The park was built with funds raised by the local co-operative society and that is what the monument commemorates. I thought it looked quite pretty inside this arch of blossoming trees.

The picture below is of Peel Monument on Harcles Hill in Holcombe village, Bury. The monument is in honour of Sir Robert Peel, who was born in Bury and was Prime Minister of the UK twice from 1834-35 and 1841-46 and whilst home secretary was influental in the creation of the first modern police force (hence, "peelers" and "bobbies"). We took the boys and the dogs for a walk up the hill and I managed to take this photograph of the monument which is quite imposing when you get up there. I converted it to black and white for that "moody" feel!

More from the boys...

So much for regular posting - once every six months or so is enough I reckon! However, as everyone else is in bed, and the dogs are now fed and watered I thought it was about time to make an effort.

I'm not going to write a lot. I'm going to post a couple of pictures of the boys. Here's Nate on the lion at Heaton Park:

And here's Kai on its compatriot:

Lastly, a picture of the two boys playing in the river near our house tonight...they came home wet but happy!