Wonder Woman in the Woods

Ever have one of those days that is jam-packed with activities but somehow manages not to be hectic?  Yesterday was like that for us.  We woke up in the morning, headed to the Friends of the Library book sale, swam for an hour, went out for lunch and browsed at a store or two before heading back toward home.

Less than a mile from our little yellow house, there's a little forest preserve.  It's a great one for The Princess, because the trail is only about a mile-ish, and she can walk the whole thing pretty freely.  One of our major family goals this year is to get her more independent with walking trails and following verbal instructions (for obvious safety reasons).

The sun was shining, though it was a bit chilly.  We had a lovely time in the woods with our girl.

Wonder Woman and her "lasso"

 

Yup, Da's proud.  Nothin' better than taking a walk through the woods
with Wonder Woman and the Hulk.

Some of us walk; some of us fly.  I suspect she's in the invisible plane here.

Fallen log

Mushrooms and moss

This marshy area is not even visible later in the season.  Water levels are
very high at the moment, and the surrounding vegetation has yet to fill
in to block this beautiful view.

The lightning tree

I just love that we never have conventional pictures of our family.  There's
something about this one that's just super-special to me.

That smile

Walking the path through the woods, certain trees were selected for a
special fliddling with the "lasso."

We suspect the selection had something to do with the wind and how the
"lasso" moved, but there were plenty of trees she just blew right past
without even looking.

The good news is that she didn't discriminate.  Even horizontal trees were
eligible for the honor of the Wonder Woman fliddle.

After a day like that, you'd think she'd be ready to chill at home.  Not our girl.  She badgered us to go back out, so instead of The Hubbs doing the grocery shopping as we had planned, it became another family outing.  Three stores and a big loop around town, and she was an absolute delight.

This morning brought clouds and a chill in the air that suggests our theory will likely prove true once again: when the Weather Channel says 30% chance of precipitation, they really mean 100%.  That's the magic number around here, and I suspect that - yet again - it will end up thirty percenting all over us today.  Good thing we can go to the pool.