Giant frog and beverages

We went to the outdoor mall today.




They have a little playground for young adults such as myself, right next to the Starbucks.




Hooray for playgrounds!




Really, though, you can't do better than a giant frog.




Playing with oversized amphibians makes me thirsty, though.




You see where this is going, I assume.




Yep.




Aqueous iced latte!




Yum.




I am an expert with a straw now.




See?




I'll just sit here with my aqueous iced latte and my straw, being the young adult that I am.




Acting mature is key.




I need two or three of these just to wake up in the morning.




What do you mean, "caffeine is not for toddlers?"




Bah.

Bridge

We walked back and forth across the bridge over the lake today.




On either side of the bridge, one can find plenty of fruit on the ground, thanks to the trees here ...




... and goose poop, thanks to the geese here.




I prefer the fruit.

Block party

There was a block party on our block the other day. I got to sit in this portable chair.




I also got to walk around and forage for food!




Which should I eat--this piece of pita bread or this rock?




Pita!




See? Pita. Rocks are not food.

Park! Geese!

We live really close to the park.




Mom and dad take me here all the time.




I like to practice my crouching here. It's like when the old people do tai chi in the town square--but I'm not old.




Crouch!




After a good solid crouch ...




... I like to spring up!




Good times. Good times.




Enough exercise. On to the geese!




So, I like to pick berries and apples and cherries and try to feed them to the geese.




Here's one.




Er--I mean two.




You do not go to these geese empty-handed.




I'll just get these berries ...




... and we're off!




C'mon. They're over here.




Here, goosey goosey ...




This particular cherry does not seem to interest them.




Only one way to be sure, though. Here, goosey goosey!




Um, guys?




This also didn't work when I tried to feed crab apples to the neighborhood cat.




I chased after her with an apple in my hand, yelling "kitty kitty kitty!"




Sometimes all you can do is crouch down and catch your breath.




If the geese aren't hungry, the playground is only a few steps away.




Whoa!




Look out!




Yeah, I took some berries with me onto the swing. You never know if a goose might stop by.




This is the rock digger.




Basically, Mom makes a mess with the rocks and I clean it up.




It's a living.

Rocks and water (mostly the latter)

Mom and dad took me to Aunt Peggy's sprinkler park and pool.




Before they did that, though, they plopped me down in this huge pile of pebbles.




I have tasted them. They are not fruity pebbles.




Sprinklers!




I am famous for my sprinkler bravery.




I walk through them like it's nothing!




This is my "purposeful yet casual" stride.




Hmm ... This is new to me.




Someone left these giant noodle-like items here.




Much like real noodles in soup, these giant noodles work great in the water park! Perhaps I'll play with them.




First, though, I need to do this finger thing I like to do.




Whee!!!




OK. Back to the noodle.




Attack!




Aunt Peggy's sprinkler park has this fun fountain thing.




I'm not sure what you're supposed to do with it.




Maybe that's what makes it fascinating.




It is also delicious.




Yum.




Aunt Peggy also took me into the pool.




I like swimming now. I'm pretty casual about it. I even wear sunglasses ...




... and use them to drink the tasty pool water.




Noodle!




This finger thing I do is great and it never backfir--




--blarfghghhff!




Ba ha ha ha!




What's that? You like black and white?




Good!




There were other pool toys with unclear purposes.




The purpose of this one was to be very green and squishy.




Once more into the pool before it's time to go.




I LOVE SWIMMING!