Our fun-filled family nature walk

I begged Dada to take us all along for some quick field research he had to do today, coring trees along a stream in Pennsylvania. I say "Pennsylvania", but it was really only about 15 minutes away from our house in "Delaware". The hike there was short and all on a well-maintained horse trail. We thought it would be fun good exercise for Isaac (and myself, Bjorning a 15-lb baby the whole way). It ended up being mostly good exercise for Dada:







Surprisingly, there were several 18th century stone houses next to the trail, houses where only the facades remained.





Such beautiful surroundings created an irresistible opportunity for pictures of the handsome young man. "Come here, Isaac! No, wait, don't go IN the house..."





We encountered a party of equestrians on our walk back, which Isaac thought was cool from far away. When we got closer and he saw just how big these horse-things really are, though, he got scared and screamed for us to pick him up. We explained to him that horses are nice, though it's wise for him to keep a distance from them, and the rest of the walk back he repeatedly said "Horses not scary. No be scared of horses," as if trying that idea on.