paul, elijah and i have been living temporarily in london, ontario since the beginning of may. it’s been so much fun living here.
if i have to choose three things that i need to live in a city, they would be…
- a small river
- parks
- a farmer’s market
this city has it all.
elijah and i hit a park or two everyday. there is no shortage of parks here — parks everywhere! the thames river runs through the city and there are parks all along the riverside. the city of london is nicknamed ‘the forest city’. mature trees covers the entire city. leaves rustle, birds sing, and the sun dapples gently on your face. elijah is examining a hole in the ground with a dandelion. i feel completely refreshed!
five minutes’ walk from our apartment takes us to victoria park. elijah and i go there in the morning to check out squirrels, birds, and interesting branches and weeds. he’s started to say a few words. he points at a bird and says ‘burr~, burr~’. i think he’s trying to say ‘bird’.
we met a cute baby girl at the park. she was 16 months old. elijah is into older women (not much choice yet). he was acting shy at first, but then he decided to make a move.
he gave her a blade of grass and a dandelion with the seeds pulled off. but when she was tried to grab his pine cone, he started to run away.
‘mine!’
