It was a lovely day for a picnic and since it was Memorial Day a couple friends and I headed out for a little jaunt. I felt like "Pooh" and his friends going out on an adventure. And so to be true to character, I left my watch and cell phone behind and determined to enjoy the day.After we drove around the section and parked the car, we set off across the field toward the creek, sack lunches in hand. A shady spot was soon found and we spread our blankets, kicked off our shoes and settled down to enjoy the outdoors and a good time of fellowship. As we munched on our lunch we chatted of many and varied items of interest.
Then...it was time for a story! I pulled out my "Pooh" book and read the adventures of "Pooh" and friends searching for the North Pole. This, of course, put the adventurous spirit in our blood and we, too, set off to find the North Pole (or something of the sort).Our exploration was temporarily delayed as we came to the bridge and decided on a game of "Pooh Stix"! (For those of you who don't know, this game consists of everyone dropping a stick into the water on one side and then racing to the other side to see whose stick comes out first.) It's great fun and you should try it! It doesn't matter if you're 5, 35 or 65, anyone can play!
It wasn't very successful as our sticks kept getting hung up, due to all the brush and debris in the creek. At last we went down the riverbank to see what was under the bridge. "Just as I thought," said Eeyore, "no better from this side. But nobody cares, what does it matter." And so we abandoned our game and sat by the water chatting. This went on for some time, till at last we returned to the road and decided to meander along the creek on the other side. It being a very warm day, that didn't last for long and soon we were headed home.
It wasn't very successful as our sticks kept getting hung up, due to all the brush and debris in the creek. At last we went down the riverbank to see what was under the bridge. "Just as I thought," said Eeyore, "no better from this side. But nobody cares, what does it matter." And so we abandoned our game and sat by the water chatting. This went on for some time, till at last we returned to the road and decided to meander along the creek on the other side. It being a very warm day, that didn't last for long and soon we were headed home.I must add this bit from our story about Eeyore - some just don't know what a tail is, he said. They don't appreciate it. They think it's just A LITTLE EXTRA on the end.
2 comments:
Hi Pauline,
Sounds like a fun "pooh day" . . . and though I like the Pooh books and have read quite a few, somehow I missed out on that game you mentioned. Cute! =)
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Shelly
Hello Pauline, what a wonderful Pooh Day! I read Pooh stories for storytime this spring and I think everyone enjoyed them. Oh, poor Eeyore actually has a few things to teach us. I haven't been on your blog for ever so long, but school is out and I'm trying to have time to do other things now. Have a great day! Ragina
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