The Birds

We met the mom's group at the lake yesterday. It was in the 90s and humid, so it seemed a good idea. There was much toy grabbing and Chee.rio sharing under the shade of a huge tree, and then the call of the water brought us all to the shore about 20' away. Monito stayed laying down on the blanket pondering the tree limbs above him - it was really quite beautiful. Pequita joined the other 4 kids & moms by the water. She loved sliding her fingers through the flat slate pebbles on the beach. She found the sand underneath quite satisfying. Mmmmm. Sadly, a few stray kid snacks can turn this idyllic site:

into a scene from Hitchcock's The Birds. The ducks were fine, but the gulls were aggressive.The children were all a bit alarmed; Monito chirped from his blanket and I looked up to see the brassiest of seagulls on the blanket with him eating snacks about a foot from his head. We retired to the nearby playground very shortly after.