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The day after Christmas was warm and mild, so we took the children to our favorite park close to home.






Our first duty was to feed the honkers and quackeroos. That’s “geese” and “ducks” in grownup English.

The honkers are fairly tame and even somewhat aggressive. I always instruct Madeline to drop the bread on the ground, but being the risk taker she is, she held out her hand to give the honker some bread. The honker nipped the tips of Madeline’s fingers, which half-thrilled, half-frightened her.





The quackeroos were content to skate on the ice rather than compete with the larger honkers for old bread.






Andrew said this cloud looked like a whale:




Madeline, fearless, makes her way to the big spiral slide. Andrew still won’t go down this slide because it’s so high up.






Andrew, in the meantime, has his picture taken with his Mama. “We’re in love,” he says.




A view of the lake from the bridge:




And finally, months ago I made a post about Madeline. Between the ages of two and four months, she looked like she could have been Uncle Fester’s baby (bald, goofy-looking, but loveable nevertheless). Apparently, our imitation of the Addams Family doesn’t stop there. Here’s Madeline walking over the bridge with Cousin It:



I really ought to consider doing something about that.

Date: 2008-01-01 05:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sombersigh.livejournal.com
This is almost beyond belief - you *are* a Lady Godiva with fantastical hair(where do you keep your horse?) - you're gorgeous! No wonder people touch your hair all the time. What's particularly impressive is that your tresses are just as thick at the ends as at the roots, and so shiny to boot! And Andrew is a darling. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful photos, they made my day. ;))

Date: 2008-01-01 06:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] petrusplancius.livejournal.com
Geese are such aggressive beasts; I used to live next door to a farm where a farmer used to keep a herd (?) of them, and they would rush out in a group with their necks held out, hissing loudly, whenever one walked past, I never ceased to feel nervous of them. The farmer insisted that they were much more effective as guard animals than any dog. Your tresses would indeed have sent any Victorian painter into raptures!

Date: 2008-01-01 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leopold-paula-b.livejournal.com
More compliments on your hair, this time from James Joyce:
http://leopold-paula-b.livejournal.com/61689.html

Date: 2008-01-01 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] benicek.livejournal.com
Oddly, you are slightly as I imagined you :) I am not disappointed.



Date: 2008-01-02 01:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stefanie-bean.livejournal.com
Your hair is gorgeous! And that's so sweet when little ones say "I love you" to Mama.

Our youngest was chased by a goose in the park once, and managed to outrun it. She wanted to go back after it with a stick, but I wasn't sure who'd win that round.

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