Joshua's October Weekend at Rice Lake

As soon as he arrived at the cottage, Joshua tested every lever, knob and handle to see how it worked.
Playing with mother just before being "abandoned".

Mom and dad are ready to leave for Tami's wedding abandoning Joshua to his grandparents' tender mercies.

Joshua ventures out of the stroller onto the leaves.

Once on the ground, Joshua liked the texture of the fallen leaves.

Finding out what was in every drawer in the cottage was an obsession.

"Row, row, row your boat" was his favorite game.

Sunrise on Sunday at 7:30 am.

Sunrise on Sunday morning with a flock of cormorants in the bay.

Comments

Unknown said…
Beautiful pictures Sandra! Bob thinks that Joshua is going to be mechanically gifted! Now that Joshua knows how to flush the toilet, watch out things don't go missing. I love the picture of the sunrise and the one of Paul and Joshua is lovely.
Well done!
October 16, 2007 at 8:50 a.m.
William said…
I have had the same thought about manual dexterity and mechanical giftedness. It sure doesn't come from my side of the family.
October 16, 2007 at 12:06 p.m.
Hervé and Bryn said…
All kids like to open and empty cupboards and drawers, but flushing toilets is a new one for me. That's an important thing to learn, every place can have a different way to flush the toilet, figuring it out isn't always easy.
October 16, 2007 at 3:41 p.m.
Margot said…
I'm not sure that leaving Joshua with his grandparents for a few hours counts as "abandonment" but the pictures are nice.
October 16, 2007 at 7:11 p.m.
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