Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Christmas Day at the lake.
Christmas Day....and we changed our plans.
Ruth facebooked that she would be going to Tilgate at 2 o'clock - did anybody want to join her?
Mmmm! Not sure! I was in my nightclothes and planning for a good long rest.
But hey! I don't miss opportunities for something different.
We met my half sister and her 2 boys and a friend from Ukraine and her son to walk in the forest and heading down to the lake.
The boys had been hiding in the trees.
What fun! Not another child in the play park. Just our 3.
Nobody there - so maybe Bill could indulge in some play too.
The lake was our destination.
Felix had a remote controlled boat to play with.
The moorhens stayed out of the range of the boat.
The boys were trying to annoy them of course!
I think that the mandarin duck might have escaped from the nature centre.
Ruth and the boys.
"No, Otto, you do it like this"
Bill knew how to do it.....thought it was fun.
Might have to get him a radio controlled boat!
Old Crawley residents will notice the new neat dam at the end of the lake.
Otto waits his turn - clutching the precious Fireman Sam boat.
Suddenly the late, low afternoon sun broke through and created a golden glow over the trees.
There must have been a little rain too.
We were treated to a tiny Christmas rainbow.
Wonderful sunshine glow over the town, with St Mary's Church (about half a mile from our home) standing out proud and tall and bright on this special day.
Scroll down a little to see us at home, enjoying the lazy eating, drinking and resting that we had planned.
Both parts of the day were really good.
Ruth facebooked that she would be going to Tilgate at 2 o'clock - did anybody want to join her?
Mmmm! Not sure! I was in my nightclothes and planning for a good long rest.
But hey! I don't miss opportunities for something different.
We met my half sister and her 2 boys and a friend from Ukraine and her son to walk in the forest and heading down to the lake.
What fun! Not another child in the play park. Just our 3.
The lake was our destination.
Felix had a remote controlled boat to play with.
The moorhens stayed out of the range of the boat.
The boys were trying to annoy them of course!
I think that the mandarin duck might have escaped from the nature centre.
"No, Otto, you do it like this"
Bill knew how to do it.....thought it was fun.
Might have to get him a radio controlled boat!
Old Crawley residents will notice the new neat dam at the end of the lake.
Otto waits his turn - clutching the precious Fireman Sam boat.
Suddenly the late, low afternoon sun broke through and created a golden glow over the trees.
There must have been a little rain too.
We were treated to a tiny Christmas rainbow.
Wonderful sunshine glow over the town, with St Mary's Church (about half a mile from our home) standing out proud and tall and bright on this special day.
Scroll down a little to see us at home, enjoying the lazy eating, drinking and resting that we had planned.
Both parts of the day were really good.
