Picnic in the park

Yesterday was end of summer bank holiday.The weekend was bright and sunny, as summers should be. Unusually, this year has been one of our wettest summer ever and hence, a weekend of sunshine was really a pleasant surprise.

After the botched attempt to go out on Saturday, Mom and Dad decided that today was going to be spent outside. On Saturday, they had set out after a long delay to visit my new friend Vivan, who was born 3 weeks back. However, the train went only as far as Weybridge and then turned back to Woking wasting more than an hour. All the enthusiasm to visit someone was gone by then and so we returned home disappointed.

Back to yesterday, Mom quickly packed up a nice lunch for everyone - a salad of grilled vegetables and halloumi cheese, cheese sandwiches,strawberry yoghurts and a bottle of White Zinfandel. For me, she packed some juice and fruits. The 3 of us set out for a nice relaxing picnic to the park, which is not far from our place.

Once we reached the park, we found a nice spot for our picnic spread. After tucking into the wonderful spread, we started playing with the ball. I really enjoy huge spaces and I was all over the place. Mom and Dad went crazy with the camera capturing all my moods. I even stood straight without support for a minute or so - which is very encouraging.

After a while I began to tire. Dad and Mom took the cue and wheeled me around the garden. We took a small detour and passed my friends - the duckies, who were quacking away in the pond in the park. I even got to see some swans up close and personal.

That was pretty much the last thing I remember as the cold breeze and comfortable pram rocked me to sleep. The smile I had from this picnic stayed with me through the day. I look forward to more such fun activities with my parents.