Summer Adventures

Here are some adventures I've been having over the last couple of weeks:

*Our local botanical garden is no longer requiring reservations to visit, so and I was able to take the kid there one afternoon. It was not crowed at all, and we had a lot fun wandering around all the twisty paths. The kid especially enjoyed following the creek.

*I went on a hike with a good friend to celebrate my birthday! I made my favorite cookies, and packed us a picnic with those and strawberries and carrot sticks. We had lovely walk, it was sunny but cool with a bit of breeze, and fog banks in the distance.

*The local pool will let you reserve half the sallow area for 45 minutes at a time for "family swim. " I've now taken the kid three times. She loves it. She had few summer swimming lessons and was excited to show what she's learned! I don't know what it is about swimming but even this low key hanging out in the pool made me very hungry!

*My parent took me and the kid out to visit some family friends who live in rural area. They have 13 chickens and 2 kittens. The kid got to feed the chickens and gather eggs. Plus we fed the neighbor's horse some carrots.