A Trip to the Local Park

spendingasunnyafternoonatthelocalparkismyfavoritewaytorelaxonaweekendwepackasmallbagwithwaterbottlesandasoftgreenblanketandwalkdownthequietstreetthetreesarecoveredinbrightgreenleavesthatblowgentlyinthewindkidsarerunningaroundtheplaygroundlaughingandswingingashighastheycangowefindanicespotunderatalloaktreeandspreadtheblanketflatonthesoftgrasslyingbackwelookupattheblueskyandwatchthewhitecloudsslowlyfloatbytryingtoguesswhatshapestheylooklikeonecloudlookslikeabigsleepingdogandanotherlookslikeatallshipsailingawaysquirrelsrunupanddownthetreetrunkschasingeachotherandlookingfordroppedfoodwethrowasmallredballbackandforthgettingsomeexerciseandbreathinginthefreshairlaterwewalkovertothesmallpondtowatchtheducksswimincirclestheydiveunderthewatertocatchsmallfishandsplashtheirwingstodryoffthrowingtinypiecesofbreadintothewatermakesthemswimovertousveryquicklywalkingbackhomeourlegsaretiredbutourmindsfeelcalmandcleartakingtimetoenjoysimplethingsoutsideisverygoodforyourhealthandmakesyoufeelconnectedtotheworldaroundyoutypingabouttheparkmakesmefeelpeacefulandhelpsmekeepasteadyrhythmwithmyfingers