No computers 02.17.15

                This posting was to be posted on the 13 but I missed it.

 

Do you know how good life can be without a computer?  I do!

               

Wednesday afternoon about 3:00pm, Alex wanted to go out and swing. This is a normal request from him, and as we all know, I am the swinger.

                Alex swings about 5 minutes and during the swinging session he talks continuously, explaining how the world works and many other topics.

                On this particular day after swinging, we decided to go look at the garden spot. We both sat on the ground near the fence and surprisingly we found 4 pecans. Now there is no pecan tree in that area, so we decided that squirrel’s must have carried them to the area. Yes, we did crack one open and shared it. The con (as Alex and I refer to them) was good.

                We each had a small orange, the type that are easy to peel. We sat there on the ground peeling the oranges. Alex noted that we did not need to take the orange peels to the trash can, we could toss them on the compost pile. It is difficult to explain how nice and peaceful it is, sitting on the ground eating and orange with your grandson.

                Charlie tried to come to where we were sitting but each time he would approach us, the neighbors dogs would come running and barking at the fence. I asked Alex where we could go sit so Charlie could sit with us. He suggested the other side of the shed. We found a shady spot next to the tree trunk, where I leaned back against the tree.

                Alex and I sat on the ground discussing many things. We looked at some rocks, found a couple snail shells, one shell that appeared to be some type of sea shell. There were rollie pollies bugs, ants, a stink bug and worm holes in the ground.

We found a bear tooth which provided several minutes of discussion (it was a white smooth rock that did look somewhat like a tooth).

I took some selfies and texted them from my camera to the computer, so they are very small, but should provide some verification of our time in the back yard.

As you may be able to see, Charlie was able to get comfortable in a shady spot. We just sat on the ground and talked about what we were finding, a memorial moment for me!

                Kids don’t need computers and video games, the outdoors are just as interesting.

 

Enjoy your time with others!

 

Don Ford