Wednesday 15 August 2012

Boys in the Stream

Sunday was a lovely warm day.  After doing odd jobs in the morning William and I took ourselves over Blackstone Edge to Hebden Bridge for a tootle around.

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We decided on a coffee in a new cafe which has just opened.  It’s in the recently renovated Town Hall.  Actually it’s still a work in progress.  With all the Health & Safety rules and regulations these days we were surprised at the open railings in place.  It’s about a 4ft drop down to the water. We would’ve had to find another cafe if we’d had little boys with us. 

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This Virigina Creeper covering almost all of this old building is going to look fantastic in a month or so when summer turns to autumn (perish the thought!).

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All the coffee shops were doing a roaring trade.

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Hanging baskets like this were everywhere in the town.  Just beautiful. 

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Onto yesterday afternoon.  I kept all three little boys for an hour or so while their mums went to the gym together.

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I let them paddle in the stream that runs just at the back of our garden.

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A couple of weeks ago this was a raging torrent from all the rain we’d had.

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Not anymore. It was perfectly safe for the boys to play in yesterday.

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They had loads of fun. 

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This is Lesley peeping over her garden fence, laughing at the boys antics in the water.

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Charlie came out of the water wettest and dirtiest. Back at home I ran the bath and had them all clean themselves off.  I think they enjoyed that just as much as being in the stream.  I know Charlie was happier once he was clean and dry again.

I love summer!

Kathleen.

1 comment:

Caroline said...

You know that's where the wedding we went to was held? we stood out there after the ceremony.

Charlie isn't keen on staying dirty for long, is he? x