Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We went to a regional park today with our daughter and two boys, and it was delightful. It is a working farm, and the kids loved the chickens, cows, pigs, ducks, sheep and goats, even though a rooster pecked the four year old's hand. I think normally they have feed for the animals, so they are used to a treat. There were flower gardens, fields, barns, and a 1800s farmhouse, though due to covid you can't go in it. Daffodils and Sourgrass were everywhere, and the animals looked well fed and happy. We had our lunch at a picnic table, and a peacock paraded around us about two feet away. Of course the one year old wanted to touch it, and we had to keep corraling him. He is walking, like a robot and with his legs far apart, but he did great on the grass and uneven ground. Because the capacity was limited, we really felt free and relaxed, though we kept our masks on. I keep getting to see all these parks I never would have without the limits of covid, and I'm loving the great outdoors these days. And seeing it through a child's eyes is the best. Petting the goats was heaven, at least they acted like it was.