A good tactic, to make sure that you don't get bossed around by yours kids, is to divide & conquer.

These smart gremlins tend to be effective at creating chaos, while in group. That's why, I took my son for a walk, and left the 2 other kids at home, one was napping with her mum, the other finishing her class.

We went to the nearest lake, and wanted to see if we could make it all around the lake without being too tired. We did!

Of course, with filters, you can tell all sort of stories, but I really enjoy the wide variety of colors, during that time. We're right at the end of winter and soon entering Spring, so nature is right between death and rebirth, 2 very different states.

It's amazing how a little bit of sun changes the mood, and increase the temperature by 10 degrees, as I know in the next few days, we will have some rain, we try to take advantage of those warm moments.

Sitting on the bench next to my son, I realize that we never spend much time just the 2 of us, as his sisters are always here. It's incredible how much he just soak in everyday, sometimes I say something just once, and he repeat it word for word to his sister.

What's funny is that we had a painting in South Africa, with a very similar road as the one below, with the trees.
When we looked at the surrounding area before moving in, I remember checking on google map and see that road, it was one of these moments of synchronicity.

This tree is just gigantic:

I think some trees are so majestic, there should be wooden statues carved in their honor, or maybe made of stone, or bronze to stay environmentally friendly.

If anyone knows what those giant spider webs are, let me know in the comment section. Could it be a squirrel that got caught by a giant spider? That was my son take on it. 🤣

Neo was super proud to walk around the entirety of the lake, which is I am sure at least a kilometer or two. I knew someone that was crossing the lake by swimming, but I don't think I would be able to hahaha.

I thought those flags look pretty neat. Notice that one of them is in shambles, it reminds me of a pirate flag 😁

Bonus Day

Well it was to be expected, the 2 sisters wanted to go back to the same spot the next day, so here we go again for a second round haha.

This time with one of the dog, the friendliest one to make sure we don't get myself too much stress.

We didn't go all the way around this time, and just found a bench to sit on, enjoy the water, eat some fruits.

We will never know what Jack found in the hole, because it was time to go home.

It will rain tomorrow, and for the rest of the week! Yay!