Blueberry bushes dripping with berries, taller than children, taller than adults: making shade. Today we found our second blueberry u-pick patch. 40 miles from the city and under the looming jagged cliff of Mt. Si. We went with one other family and their two and a half year old. It was so much fun!
Everyone picked.
The adults conversed.
The children played.
Everyone had fun.
The total bill for five pounds of berries and a delightful time. $10.
Then we headed to the nearby Rattlesnake Lake where we picnicked by the the beach. Hundreds of cars and families and friends packed the beach, yet fun was had by all. No one runs out of rocks to toss, canals to build, water to splash. You just need to provide the opportunities. A park does that. A bench here. A portable toilet there.
Of course some people bring toys:
from buckets to bikes with trailers
from inflatable kayaks to stand up boards
bbq grills of all sizes
Peanut Butter and Jelly to Indian food
Finally my favorite game of the day- a game no one taught the kids but they just played.
The kids said "Ha ha! to one another
First one said, "ha!" The next one said "ha ha!" with even more expression and laughter.
The third one joined in and it went around and around.
Since it happened at the waterside splashes abounded.
Smiles were infectious to all the adults that watched.
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