We spent a day exploring Irvine Park after all that crazy rain.

We started off on the swings.

This is us leaving the civilized part of the park, heading out into the wilderness.

June. The others were trying to coax a lizard out of the log.

Jonny. So rad to see the creek that full, and flowing.

That’s Aveline’s wilderness shoe holder.

Crossing the dam.

This was such a cool area, there were animal tracks all over the sand and so far no human tracks . . . until we put down ours.

Me and Indy.

Tracks!

We followed them, irresponsibly hoping to quietly come upon a slumbering mountain lion.

This tree reminded me of lungs.

And this tree reminded me of Sid ; )

Up

Down

That little cutie-pie is getting her own post, so stay tuned.

I can still feel that crisply cold water and I wish I could bring a pool of it everywhere I go. Just slip the shoes off, roll the pants up and step in whenever I wish for that feeling it imparts.

Kindred folks there. If it weren’t for my greater desire to tend to the needs of my clan, I would love to spend the day just like that. Maybe with some knitting and my Kindle.