The boys were awake very early. They looked around and asked about all the things they saw and found interesting. For example: we had to take the babushka nesting doll apart into all 10 dolls. Caleb kept calling there is another one in there! Then they found Papa's team photos from the rowing teams and the rugby teams. They searched until they found him in each of the photos.
The boys helped taking cuttings from our hydrangeas to make a nice bouquet for Sarah.
I forgot to take a photo of the flower arrangement but Sarah loved it. And soon we were on our way to Mid-Lothian Mines Park. Sarah knew her way and James had been there before too. It was an overcast day but perfect for hiking.
The Canadian geese were a bit of a challenge when they were on a walkway which happened several times. They had young ones and hissed at us when we got too close. Excuse me!
The boys had to investigate every side trail. Here they had to go steep up. I kept Stella the dog.
I think their intent was to slide down this hill but that was discouraged.
Remnants of the former coal mines were seen here and there but all fenced.
Oh, and then we came to THIS! Obviously other children had slid down here. I don't think Sarah's children had done it before but they immediately went for it and loved it.
VIDEO! A (0:38)
VIDEO! B (0:42)
This was a lot of fun.
There was a casualty though. Owen's pants. Of course Owen's.
One can enjoy simple things. Coming and going we had to go through this tunnel. Oh, the noise making. Again I wasn't fast enough to record it.
Lunch in Sarah's back yard.
At 2 pm we were on a ZOOM call. It was the birthdays of James's older sister and younger brother. Since Jane turned 80 a family chat was arranged. We all sang of course. James and I used Sarah's computer. Sarah was on her iPhone in another room. The boys popped in and out of the picture. Helen of course was in Nashville, other family members in Spain and all over England/Scotland. Technology can be really nice.
And then it was time for William's hair cut. He too had not had one in quite a while like most of us. The parents gave permission of course. And he was eager. A "before photo".
The twins woke up from their nap and found us outside ... and watched.
Good job by Sarah as always. Ha-ha, by now she had enough practice.
As soon as I had taken this last photo the sky opened and we had to rush inside. It was a major downpour which we watched from the screened porch. The gutters were overflowing.
Before going home I shared the hard-boiled quail eggs as promised. Consensus was: taste just like regular eggs.
Amazing how fast each day is over especially when you have fun.
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