Mothers' Day

So far it is Ines who shows the most interest in her human companions. She seems more like a dog than a chicken. She is the first in line when I open the door of her coop and she likes to be picked up and stroked. I read somewhere that this stroking is how you hypnotise a chook but why one would want to do that I'm not quite sure!

On Mothers' Day the highlight was meant to be a family outing to a puppet show called Nyet Nyet's Picnic. As you can see from the picture below, the puppets were not terribly fluffy and endearing! We lasted only a few minutes before the boys made it quite clear that they were terrified so we had to leave. As Iwas carrying a screaming William out of the theatre we ran headlong into an enormous gaunt white spectre of a bird. White smoke billowed out from under its feet. It was really bad timing because now the experience was the stuff of nightmares for the boys. It was disappointing as it was billed as family entertainment.

One positive to come out of the ill-fated puppet show was that we went for a walk and found a new playground - the Wayville Reserve. Oliver was delighted with this massive mosaic sea serpent. Here he is sitting on its tail. what made it even more appealing was that if you pushed a button on its face it spat out a stream of water and was actually a drinking fountain.

William found a mound of snails at the reserve. He studied them quite carefully. In the end the snails gave way to a wonderful game of football with two teenage boys. Oliver and William loved the experience of playing with these big boys. they ran and kicked balls all afternoon. I found myself thinking about how time had already passed so quickly since they were born. It was the best Mothers' Day present to see the boys running so happily and freely in the park.