Our walk began with a quick trip to the park (as usual 馃槀). It has been warm enough that the girls have been able to enjoy the splash pads. While we were there, we also came across some amazing sidewalk chalk art!
Nuestro paseo comenz贸 con una r谩pida visita al parque (como siempre 馃槀). Ha hecho suficiente calor como para que las ni帽as hayan podido disfrutar de los juegos acu谩ticos. 隆Mientras est谩bamos all铆, tambi茅n nos encontramos con un incre铆ble dibujo de tiza en la acera!
I had no idea who had left these before us, but they were very well-done! The artist had made two pieces of dinosaur art: a T-rex, and a Stegosaurus, I believe.
No ten铆a ni idea de qui茅n las hab铆a dejado antes que nosotros, 隆pero estaban muy bien hechas! El artista hab铆a creado dos obras de arte de dinosaurios: un T-rex y un Stegosaurus, si no me equivoco.
We came across some more beautiful flora while on our walk. This batch here is known as Dianthus 'Bath's Pink.' They are tiny, cute, frilly little flowers, but I enjoyed their appearance nonetheless.
Durante nuestro paseo, nos topamos con m谩s flores preciosas. Este grupo se conoce como Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'. Son florecillas diminutas, bonitas y con volantes, pero aun as铆 disfrut茅 vi茅ndolas.
While in the woods, looking for bugs, we decided to take a quick photoshoot of our girls 馃ス馃挆 The forest foliage has been coming in so beautifully: the green grass and leaves, the creeping ivy, the lovely flowers...
Mientras est谩bamos en el bosque, buscando insectos, decidimos tomar una sesi贸n de fotos r谩pida de nuestras chicas 馃ス馃挆 El follaje del bosque ha estado creciendo de una manera tan hermosa: la hierba y las hojas verdes, la hiedra trepadora, las hermosas flores...
As you can see, our youngest daughter was being so silly during these pictures 馃槀 Lately she has been quite the temperamental mood, so shortly after these were taken, she was being cranky again 馃槄
Como pod茅is ver, nuestra hija menor estaba haciendo tonter铆as durante estas fotos 馃槀 脷ltimamente ha estado bastante temperamental, as铆 que poco despu茅s de tomarlas, volvi贸 a ponerse de mal humor 馃槄
After the photos were taken, we headed back out onto the streets. We were meant to see a reenactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek. It was a battle of the British against the Americans, where the victor would be able to claim Canada. Unfortunately, the Americans lost 馃槶馃
Despu茅s de tomar las fotos, volvimos a salir a la calle. 脥bamos a ver una recreaci贸n de la Batalla de Stoney Creek. Fue una batalla entre los brit谩nicos y los estadounidenses, donde el vencedor podr铆a reclamar Canad谩. Desafortunadamente, los estadounidenses perdieron 馃槶馃
Along the way, more flowers were discovered! This is known as an Oriental Poppy. I was surprised to learn that these plants can survive temperatures of -40 degrees Celcius! 馃ザ
隆En el camino, descubrimos m谩s flores! Esta se conoce como amapola oriental. 隆Me sorprendi贸 saber que estas plantas pueden sobrevivir a temperaturas de -40 grados Celsius! 馃ザ
Another interesting plant that I had never seen before; this is Westerplatte Clematis Vine. It is identifiable by its deep purple flowers, and towering heights of up to 10 feet tall!
Otra planta interesante que nunca antes hab铆a visto: la enredadera de clem谩tide de Westerplatte. Se la identifica por sus flores de color p煤rpura intenso y su imponente altura, 隆que puede alcanzar hasta 3 metros!
I spotted some graffiti that I really liked as well. It reads, "Tell me lies."
Tambi茅n vi un grafiti que me gust贸 mucho. Dec铆a: "Dime mentiras".
Here we were at the reenactment, finally! 馃コ Unfortunately we did not take many pictures, but my husband managed to snap these photos of the Canadian soldiers. These brave men volunteered to fight in the battle against the Americans.
隆Por fin llegamos a la recreaci贸n hist贸rica! 馃コ Lamentablemente no tomamos muchas fotos, pero mi esposo logr贸 capturar estas im谩genes de los soldados canadienses. Estos valientes hombres se ofrecieron como voluntarios para luchar en la batalla contra los estadounidenses.
Our girls at the reenactment; they had a great time 馃槃 There were lots of people, but thankfully we were able to get a decent spot where we could see everything. The actors go out into the field with their uniforms and muskets, then fake gunfire takes place as they reenact the battle.
Nuestras hijas en la recreaci贸n hist贸rica; 隆se lo pasaron genial! 馃槃 Hab铆a mucha gente, pero por suerte conseguimos un buen sitio desde donde pod铆amos verlo todo. Los actores salen al campo con sus uniformes y mosquetes, y luego se simulan disparos mientras recrean la batalla.
I caught this picture of our oldest daughter while she was hunting in the grass for snails. I thought it was absolutely gorgeous -- she is sitting in the rays of the sun, with a starburst right above her head 馃檹
Tom茅 esta foto de nuestra hija mayor mientras buscaba caracoles en la hierba. Me pareci贸 absolutamente preciosa: est谩 sentada bajo los rayos del sol, con un destello de luz justo encima de su cabeza 馃檹
Right when the reenactment had ended, a thunderstorm hit us! 馃槺鉀堬笍 It was a pretty good downpour, but aside from that, we survived. The good thing was it only lasted 10 minutes or so, and it made for a beautiful sky...
Justo cuando termin贸 la recreaci贸n, 隆nos sorprendi贸 una tormenta el茅ctrica! 馃槺鉀堬笍 Fue un aguacero bastante fuerte, pero a pesar de eso, sobrevivimos. Lo bueno es que solo dur贸 unos 10 minutos y el cielo qued贸 precioso...
I couldn't get a good photo of it, but off in the distance, we could see the Cross of the Devil's Punchbowl. It's a huge gorge, with the Cross sitting atop of it. I thought the light provided a nice aesthetic...
No pude sacarle una buena foto, pero a lo lejos se ve铆a la Cruz del Cuenco del Diablo. Es un desfiladero enorme, con la Cruz en la cima. Me pareci贸 que la luz le daba un toque est茅tico muy bonito...
To end the day, we came across a carnival! This was another unexpected surprise 馃榿 Unfortunately we could not attend (we are poor), but it was wonderful to see the colorful lights and thrilling rides.
Para terminar el d铆a, 隆nos topamos con un carnaval! Fue otra sorpresa inesperada 馃榿 Lamentablemente no pudimos asistir (somos pobres), pero fue maravilloso ver las luces de colores y las emocionantes atracciones.
