Yesterday I had a great time with my dad - we used to go walk in the city parks and in the woods when I was a kid. I'd climb trees and play with leaves and we'd talk about things we saw, but often we were very quiet together.
Recently my dad, who is 80, retired from full-time security work. My parents moved into a condo in a suburban area and there's lots of stuff to do, especially in Summer. My dad started taking Tai CHi an computer classes and go swimming again. He loves to go walk on the trails in the woodsy areas near where they are now and yesterday I went with him. We walked for an hour near and in the woods and by fields, saw lots of butterflies and dragonflies and wildflowers. And we saw a doe who stepped out from the brush and into a very large open field close to where we walking. She stopped and faced us and stared and us and we watched her and waited. That pathways are used by joggers and bikers too and several passed by but the deer stood there. After a while we continued on.
We stopped and at on a bench facing another large open field with a treeline.
It was beautiful. We didn't say much, just enjoyed each others company.
Recently my dad, who is 80, retired from full-time security work. My parents moved into a condo in a suburban area and there's lots of stuff to do, especially in Summer. My dad started taking Tai CHi an computer classes and go swimming again. He loves to go walk on the trails in the woodsy areas near where they are now and yesterday I went with him. We walked for an hour near and in the woods and by fields, saw lots of butterflies and dragonflies and wildflowers. And we saw a doe who stepped out from the brush and into a very large open field close to where we walking. She stopped and faced us and stared and us and we watched her and waited. That pathways are used by joggers and bikers too and several passed by but the deer stood there. After a while we continued on.
We stopped and at on a bench facing another large open field with a treeline.
It was beautiful. We didn't say much, just enjoyed each others company.