Sunny Day Outings

We have had an amazing and welcome stretch of sunny weather here in western Washington for the past week. It has been day after day of sun, with temperatures nearing 60 degrees. This is totally not normal for February. Even during the summers here, we don't always have so many consecutive days of sun. Ha! Needless to say, we have been making the most of it. We have been on numerous walks and park outings this week...

Tally:
Boulevard Park: 3+
Marine Park: 1
Zuanich Park: 1
Lake Padden: 1

AB playing in the boat at Boulevard

There was a 3 year old boy (actually, almost 4... he made a very strong point that his birthday is really really soon) playing in the boat while Belle was there. While we were playing, a seagull swooped down and snatched this little boy's sandwich (still in a ziplock bag) from his family's picnic table. When this little boy realized it, he ran after that seagull as fast as he could until it took off in flight. Now, if a seagull stole our sandwich, we would probably think it was annoying but kind of funny. However, to a three year old, it is quite traumatic! He realized he no longer had his lunch. He turned around and just started crying, with those big crocodile tears. Of course, all of us grown-ups couldn't hold in our laughter, thinking it was even funnier because he was so saddened by the event. Haha! Poor boy. Luckily his mom shared her sandwich with him and nothing else was stolen.

Seriously, we live in one of the most beautiful places. This is Bellingham Bay from a Zuanich Park vantage point.