So. We ventured for the day to North Chagrin Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metropark system. I’ll tell ya…Ohio has some of the most beautiful parks! We were all set for a day of family bonding and fun (Water: Check. Munchies: Check. Bug Spray: Check. Cameras: Check) and it went really well…well, until we got out of the Jeep at the first stop.
Evidently….there’s some type of toxic hormonal mixture that builds when you coop up teenagers in a car for 40 minutes and it’s a recipe for a monumental eruption. As I was left holding tight of what was left of my sanity…. wondering….WHY?????? Why can’t we have just oneouting without an argument???? Just one?
Then it ended. There was sunshine & singing birds. The rest of the day was joyous & pleasant.
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- The kids on the the edge of a cliff all in shoes with no treads. (Right after I said, “Don’t go near the edge…your shoes have no tread!”
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One
tall
tree!
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- If you enlarge, you’ll see a redwinged blackbird on the cattail.
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A very cool old dude
that we don’t know.
But what a snappy dresser!
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- Pretending to dive. (a minute later, Shane pretended to push)
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- OMG! It’s stuffed!
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- Me & Shane
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Alan and Middle Child
on a fallen tree
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- Tree with a very weird knot on it
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- Mama and babies waiting for little brother
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- Tiny turtle
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- Big ass tadpole. Lots of bullfogs here, btw
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- See that white egg in front of the big log?
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- Tippy Hedren? Oh no!
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- What volcanic eruption?
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It looks like a fun day. Of course, you didn’t capture any shots of the argument…
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Fun captures. I have to say, that is the biggest tadpole I’ve ever seen– wow. =)
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Sheila, you missed your calling – you should have been a writer or a photographer ! What a great retirement idea.
So outings with teens can still be fun and happy? That’s good to know. I like the tree with a knot – very cool!
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Looks like you had a lot of fun. It must have been a beautiful day too. I love your photos.
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Great pictures and I’m sure later you won’t remember the fight, only the great adventure you had in the park.
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What a fun day! I love the pics. LOL at the stuffed animal
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Yeah snappily dressed very very cool old dude aint’ messing with any possibility for sun damage.
Super pic of the 3 skipping merrily along. Did you get one from the front of them too?
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