Jackie is a little better today, and managed to insert in the softened ground by the new roses labels she had made yesterday.
On another wet, still humid, overcast day I ambled down to Roger’s footpath and back. A pair of intrepid ramblers togged up from the boot of their car and set off ahead of me. I wondered whether they were wearing the Gore Tex featured yesterday.
Even the bees had stayed at home in their hives.
Somehow, St John’s wort sparkled along the back drive.
I scanned more photographic prints from the 1985 garden fete where Sam ate his apple whilst watching a Punch and Judy show. Because of the amount of retouching required this took much of the day, which it certainly brightened up.
Jessica’s cousin, the local vet, was in charge of balloons. He seemed to have run out of hands to ensure they did not blow away
like the bubbles Jessica, Louisa, and Sam watched.
Soon the track for the running race was roped across the grass,
and a little boy eavesdropped on Louisa’s coaching session.
Her Mum led her to the start line, and
soon she was off in pursuit
of her brother and another lad. As a long distance runner, I learned that if you cannot talk you are going too fast. The opposite, of course, is true of sprinting, but no-one seems to have mentioned that to these two boys.
The Punch and Judy show, as it always would, enraptured all the children;
one of whom, as her emotions fluctuated, became excited enough to make her mascara run. The little chap behind her wasn’t exactly happy. Perhaps Mr Punch was becoming violent. The girl was one of a number who had subjected themselves to the art of the beautician before the show:
Sam’s turn came later:
Mr Pink provided fish and chips for Jackie and me this evening. I drank the bottle of Hepworth’s Prospect Ale that Ian had given me yesterday. It proved to be the perfect accompaniment.
I love the photos of Louisa and Sam running – such healthy, happy children! Glad to hear Jackie is on the mend.
Many thanks, Pauline
Wow lovely and such a graceful pictures….
Thank you Chitra
Ah you’ve strung the narrative well.
Thanks, Mary
That looks like it was loads of fun
Thanks, Ashley
Doesn’t it make the world seem OK when you see children able to enjoy simple pleasures? I wish all the children in the world could have this as their right.
So true. Will that wish ever materialise?
This post painted a big smile on my face. Thanks, Derrick.
Thank you, Ann
What a great day!
Thank you Claire Marie
Gets no more fun than this Derrick – awesome to see such bright and happy children having a ball!
Thank you, Mary
Delightful. Childhood as it should be – so many are denied it. Instead they grow up broken and then society struggles to find a way to accommodate them or control them.
Thank you elmediat. So true
Love that St. John’s Wort! What a beautiful picture. Glad to hear that Jackie is feeling a bit better. All children should be so healthy and happy
Thank you very much, Cynthia
What amazing photos! Such heavenly bliss exuded! I love children!
Very many thanks, Sofia. It was happy day, indeed