Showing posts with label trampoline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trampoline. Show all posts

Monday, 21 July 2014

Spring In The Air

At 21 July, it is hardly fair to think of Spring yet -  we’re probably a good couple of months away from Spring proper. The air is icy crisp outside, even though the wintry clouds have faded into the distance.

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(Above): A while ago, in 1804-ish to be precise, William Wordsworth penned his famous “Daffodils” poem. If one analyses it in detail, you reach the conclusion that there was no big deal in writing this…

“… I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
…”

Strangely, I can still clearly remember the afternoon we visited his grave at St Oswald’s in Grasmere. There were a number of graves of family members there as well, if memory serves. I suspect there may be a photo or two in our travelogue “A Walk In The Park

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(Above): Our host of Daffodils. Clumps of these bright fresh little darlings have sprung up all of the place on our lawn, mostly in the safety zone near tree trunks.

While, a few metres away, Brynn is enjoying the relative warmth of the winter sun on the trampoline… A bit of spring in her jumps, as well.

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(Above): Brynn demonstrates the Buddha and (below) the Superman.

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Sunday, 5 January 2014

At work and play

Saturday 4 January.  After a walk into the countryside this morning along Ngatiawa Road, there was time for some R&R after snacks and drinks. Brynn promptly convinced Granny that trampolining is not age-specific, and that it is fun when enjoyed by folks of all ages.

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It was difficult to decide whether the noises were as a result of excitement or fear… or maybe a healthy combination of both…

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All fall down! Great fun!

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Meantime, there was very little R&R for Dad, who had to make the most of the sunshine by knuckling down with Mr J Deere to trim off at least part of the lawns, while the grass was still dry.

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At this point, Granny needed a rest from the trampoline, and Brynn decided that perhaps Dad would give her a go with the mower. But Dad was intent on getting the maximum performance that day, so….

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Brynn returned to the trampoline, quite obviously contemplating the universe, and how unfair life can be to the average nine-year-old…

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