Soap Bubble (220/365)

 
“In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air.”

John Webster (English Jacobean dramatist and playwright, 1580-1634)

TIIME:  6:52 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Soap bubble

While I was at Wal-mart last night, I bought StellaDella yet another 128 ounce container of bubbles – they spill so easy you know - along with a nifty battery powered bubble gun.  She played with them this morning (that girl does love her some bubbles) and I attempted to get some photos, but I wasn’t satisfied with the outcome.  So, this evening, after spraying ourselves liberally with bug repellant, she and I tried again.  I’m sure our neighbors thought that I am completely looney, what with me directing SD on bubble making and then chasing them around the yard with my camera.  Luckily, out of the gazillions of snaps I took, I was able to capture at least one bubble fairly decently.

Ball Pit (138/365)

 
“Life is just a bowl of pits.”

Rodney Dangerfield (American Comedian, 1921-2004)

TIME:  12:36 PM
PLACE:  St. Louis City Museum
SUBJECT:  Ball pit

It was school picnic and parade time today and like last year, we opted out of participating.  The kids decided that they wanted to go to the City Museum instead.  Except for MonkeyBoy losing his wallet while crawling around the tunnels (and the $22 he had in it!!!) it was a good day.  We paid the additional fee to go onto the roof and enjoyed the gorgeous weather we had today.  The kids also loved playing in the ball pits on the ground level which were filled with kick ball sized rubber spheres.  While I sat and let the kids run like wild monkeys, the sun was casting shadows from the bars of the cage over the balls in the 6 year old and under pit, which was surprisingly unoccupied at the time.