Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Freedom (day) in the forest!

Today was the last day of a 4 day weekend. It is Freedom day, commemorating the first democratic elections 16 years ago. Yesterday was a school holiday making it a nice long weekend.
This afternoon we went walking in Tokai forest with Lisa and Mitchell. Bryce and Matthew were bike- riding in the forest too but we ended up in 2 different parts.

We really don't make use of the forests enough, they are really on our doorstep. I have no excuse we just don't and what a shame, it was lovely. A beautiful autumn afternoon.

Some pictures:

Beauty on our doorstep.

Running free and having a rest.


Little bits of autumn all around.

Niave found water! Her goal for the outing achieved!!

(Mitchell did so well on his bike. He is going to take after his brother for sure! We passed a family who were leaving just as we were starting who commented that they had carried their toddlers bike the whole way - Well not us !! Mitchell rode every step of the way negotiating rocks, snakes, bumps and bends - he had a ball.)


Dwarfed by the tree giants.

We simply HAVE to do this more often.

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