In my last post, I talked about Frances being an urban girl, more comfortable on the T than on a tractor, but we do try to get out when we can. We live in a pretty good area for it. A sampling of our rambling follows.
A couple Fridays ago, Frances and I took ourselves to the Garden in the Woods, in North Framingham, MA. Another Free Friday activity! This is how they describe their project: "New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods offers an unequalled educational experience regarding native New England flora, including over 100 rare and endangered species."
Frances just thought it was a great place to dance.
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Then, realizing that the season is almost over, we headed out to Ward's Berry Farm for some blueberry picking. Mom picked, Frances threw stones and Dad took photos.
Finally, we headed to Drumlin Farm, a wildlife sanctuary where guests can "experience life on a working New England farm." The day of our visit, the kids were invited to build fairy homes. I'm not sure what that's got to do with experiencing life on a working New England farm, unless they grow fairies on New England farms, but Mark and Frances were fans. Frances's fairy home may have resembled a pile of bark, but I'm sure some previously homeless fairy family out there was thankful.
After the fairy home construction, Frances got the hay ride she'd been begging for. She was a happy camper.
"Smile for the camera, dad!"
We finished the day working on our tractor-driving skills. Maybe Frances won't be so out of place on a tractor after all.
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