Long weekend.

We have just had the 1st of 2 long weekends in a row, and this after a 4 day week due to elections on Wednesday, it's lovely to have a break but it does tend to then take longer to get back into the routine of school and work etc.


Anyway, I (along with Abigail, Niave and my parents) spent yesterday and today collecting autumn things for art activities at school. Yesterday was Grant's step-mom, Poppie's birthday and as she lives close by we took a walk around the neighbourhood collecting leaves, pods, sticks and all things "autumny" on our way to see her for her birthday. It was quite a task keeping track of Niave and I was quite exhausted by the time we got home. I have resolved to dig out the reins for any future such outings!


Today we went to a park in Dreyersdal rd, Bergvliet to collect pine cones. I noticed when I was there a few weeks ago that it has loads of tiny pine cones all over the ground.

The kids had fun on the see-saw in between the pine cone hunt.

The visit to the park was not complete without a tantrum from Niave about sitting in a swing with a bar across it! She eventually gave up and went without a swing rather than sit in the one with a bar! She has a very strong will - now I wonder where she gets that from???

Then we decided to pop in to "Die Oog" (The Eye), a duck pond just down the road from the park. We stopped to buy half a loaf of bread to feed the ducks (Niave tends to throw in slices rather than chunks!)

and it seems that squirrels do not only eat nuts and acorns!
This one is snacking on a piece of "stolen" white bread!

They also like the guava's on our tree in winter which is just as well as nobody else eats them and they do help with the picking up of squishy guava's job that is mine!
Well, back to school tomorrow, but only for 3 days!! What a life!