This Thursday started out chilly and blustery but the weather was just fine with us. We had all the protective covering and equipment we needed to help us prepare for the adventures of the day. Two wooden spoons?...check. Empty coffee can?...check. Two plastic cups for scooping?...check. Potting soil in a big plastic tub?...check. Oh, the opportunities these tools supplied! Ahhhh, a secret garden. We stirred in water to make our dusty soil workable. None of us really knew how much stirring and scooping would be needed but none of us cared. It was the process we loved. What shall we plant? Tomatoes? A definite no! Squash? No. Broccoli? No. Eggplant? No. Beans? No. Flowers? No. Then what shall we plant? " Mashed tatatoes", Batman exclaimed happily!!! Meanwhile, Super Chicken was intensely stirring and spooning the soil which would be necessary for the job ahead.
All of a sudden the wind whipped up and some of our tools were sent careening through the back yard. "Catch it"! I screamed and the chase was on. The plastic cup and coffee can were relatively easy to catch for such a dynamic duo. However, the thrill of the chase encouraged them to allow it to happen over and over and over again. But as we reached the front yard there was another activity that begged our attention. The bird bath! What a lovely place to make soup. Thank goodness we still had our spoons and a bit of potting soil. And what kind of soup shall we make? Well chocolate soup with green beans of course.
Just when I spied Super Chicken's tired little eyes which suggested we should retire to our cave, Batman spotted a suspicious grove of fotinias. Nothing would do but to investigate, so tired little SC and I followed the masked munchkin into the thicket. Wow! What a wonderland. I've never seen those tired little eyes perk up so fast. Inside the bushes the sun starved limbs were bare and rooms began to appear and the possibilities were enticing. Both super heroes ran in and out and through the special place. Could be a perfect castle, or maybe the best hideout ever. Wish I knew what those little eyes really saw. I was only a bystander that Thursday afternoon in that little Eden in the trees. But I found something under the fotinias too. It was my illusive child within. Thank you Emma and Ethan.
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