There is something so serene about the evening waters reflecting a sunset sky.
It looks so magical, peaceful, beautiful.
Topping it off is the chimney on the left, blowing up smoke.
Winter is on its way, but gee aren’t these nights grand. 😍
Today we all happened to be home.
A planned day off for Hubbie, and after a late night last night at a dinner dance + Orthodox Easter, baby girl was happy to stay home from school, and we happily obliged.
I was thinking along the lines of, catch up on washing, do grocery shopping for the week, chill at home, maybe a Bunnings stop…🤣
But Hubbie said “I don’t wanna spend my day off at home” and thank God we didn’t.
So we hit the road.
We drove up to the Dandenong Ranges, had lunch in a cute cafe, walked in and out of quirky shops, and then the best was left ’til last, when we went to this beautiful park in Olinda. It was peaceful, the surroundings were beautiful, there was so much to do for both big and little kids, a lot for parents to admire, and then Mother Nature was splendid and showing off in between, looking incredible as always. 😍
We came home later on in the afternoon – missing food, washing still there, but honestly, we made the best decision today.
We saw the sunshine outside, and we followed it. 🌞🍂
Post-pram morning walk, I was back home, baby boy was still sleeping for another 10 minutes or so, and so I sat on the front bench, taking in the crisp sunny morning, looking out towards the bay.
There was a ship in the distance, and everything just looked so beautiful.
They say there is no such thing as perfect, but they are wrong… mother nature is perfect. She does it so effortlessly. 😍
Nothing else compares. 🙏
Baby boy had been asleep a few minutes in the pram today when it started to drizzle.
Sure the sky was grey, but the weather app had said no rain before I headed off on the walk… hmm. I did a little run to get underneath a tree, not worried about baby boy at all since he had a cover over him, sleeping peacefully and blissfully unaware of anything else other than zzzs.
I paused there for a moment, watching the wispy rain fall around me. It wasn’t much, but still I waited it out before moving on again, some stray bits of rain falling on through and around me, but I didn’t mind anymore.
It was just a really lovely moment, and it felt like I was away somewhere on holiday, getting caught out by drizzle.
The beauty of it was that I was at home… home sweet home. 🩷🙏🌧️🏠
“Look at this.” I urged everyone outside. Me, Hubbie, baby girl. I was holding baby boy.
“We are but a speck against that.”
Hubbie: “What do you mean?”
Me: “Our problems are insignificant in the scheme of things. Don’t worry. Let’s just enjoy the fact we get to live this.”
🙏💖
Look at this piece of beauty.
You know why I use the above title?
Well when I saw the above sunset tonight, I had to stop everything and take a quick photo.
😍
This is the sunset you get when you hope, and never give up.
It says ‘thank you, keep going, I have more in store.’ 🙏🌅🥰❤
It’s a bit of a science, these naps and wake windows.
They change according to age… naps getting shorter and wake windows get longer.
It’s a constant adjustment, tinkering and experimenting. You might get it good, you’ll feel like a magician when everything falls into place…
Then as your baby gets older, it all goes kaput. 💥
The last week or so, I’ve adjusted and I think (🙏) finally made it work for baby boy’s 8 months.
The morning nap must be on the go, that’s on request by him.
Make that, demand. 🤣
Today, like other days this week, it’s been in the pram.
The weather is still. Just me, the pram, baby boy sleeping inside.
We pass the occasional dog walker.
I know where the magpies hang out, their favourite front yards, their trees.
I know the bumps in the footpath.
I know the house where the annoying dog goes “yip yip yip!”
I know where the good-looking cats live. 😻
It’s quiet, it’s serene, it’s meditative.
As my feet go…
Step, step, step. 👣
Something that was initially a chore, this inconvenient on-the-go nap, I’ve really come to love and look forward to. ❤🙏
What’s better than this sunset?
Getting it after a beautiful sunny day spent with some of your closest friends. 🥰🌅
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