Saturday, October 30, 2010

Douglas:

Today Douglas decided to embark on a little adventure. Instead of sticking to the main sidewalks in his neighborhood, he decided to try something new. We went out for an adventure back between his apartment complex and another, The Aventine.

We have explored a little back there before. (There is a pond with some ducks that Douglas likes to check out once in awhile.) Well today, the ducks were just not going to cut it. We went past the pond and into the forested area. After going about 100 ft., Douglas realized he might have gotten himself into a little more than he expected, but that did not stop him from further venturing among the trees.

It was so funny to watch his little legs carry him over big rocks, through little creeks, and over fallen trees. Even through some of the roughest and brush-laden areas, he would blaze a trail through one way or another. It ended up paying off in the end. He was able to chase some squirrels and chipmunks who had underestimated his speed. The most exciting things Douglas spotted were two deer. One took off right away once it saw us, but the other stuck around to watch us and to see if we were really anything to be afraid of. After several minutes it took off once Douglas and I were in the creek bed with it. (Hopefully Douglas had enough adventure for today.)

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