During our sunny lunch out on a grassy hill the children watched other park goers and decided on how best to spend their afternoon. It was quite crowded, much more so than any of our previous visits.
They decided they really wanted to climb trees up by the historic mansion, explore the bamboo jungle, and see the bears. They chose none of the extras, just the simple joys.
The trees are great to climb, and there are lots of climbable trees-so we tried out quite a few!
They raced off to the bamboo jungle! Usually during the summer it is a lush green and they imagine they are in a rain forest. There are rocks to climb in the jungle as well. An added plus is that the "jungle" opens to a trail right by the river and train tracks. We enjoyed watching a train pass, loudly.
Then we saw the bears!
Everything is beginning to bloom! So very pretty!
A group of carriages with horses and fancily dressed people lunched in Maymont and were riding down the road later in the afternoon. We read the paper the next day it was in honor of the upcoming Strawberry Hill Race at the local horse racing track. It was interesting to see and hear as they blew the fox hunting horn!
They decided they really wanted to climb trees up by the historic mansion, explore the bamboo jungle, and see the bears. They chose none of the extras, just the simple joys. 
The trees are great to climb, and there are lots of climbable trees-so we tried out quite a few!
They raced off to the bamboo jungle! Usually during the summer it is a lush green and they imagine they are in a rain forest. There are rocks to climb in the jungle as well. An added plus is that the "jungle" opens to a trail right by the river and train tracks. We enjoyed watching a train pass, loudly.
Then we saw the bears!
Everything is beginning to bloom! So very pretty!
A group of carriages with horses and fancily dressed people lunched in Maymont and were riding down the road later in the afternoon. We read the paper the next day it was in honor of the upcoming Strawberry Hill Race at the local horse racing track. It was interesting to see and hear as they blew the fox hunting horn!
On our walk back I did not have to run to keep up with the kids. They were a bit tired!
Treasures found along the way...Sam found a great dried out bamboo stick. Josh found a snakes skin. I treasured the afternoon with my children and thanked God for giving us things that money can't buy!
3 comments:
Looks like a great day!!
What a great day! Glad y'all had fun...and that you didn't have to run to keep up. I love those days.
It's been a while since we've been. I'm not sure I know about the bamboo forest. We enjoyed a bamboo maze once; I'm sure the girls would love this.
Lots of room to run. I wish mine could be so tired sometimes....
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