The arrival of autumn equals wholesome family walks. The 3 are now so much fitter, stronger and faster that a country walk along paths and through fields and woodlands is no longer burdened by doubts as to whether we’ll make it or not.
A walk we’ve done before, up Lambsdown Hill and through Kingley Vale on the edge of the South Downs, around Stoughton. It was a bright and warm day, with plenty of wet brown leaves across the floor of the path, shining in the sunlight.
The comedy is fairly fast flowing as the 3 fail to apply any quality control to the thoughts that come tumbling into or out of their heads. It started as we were putting on our boots at the car park, with S telling T to “pull his socks up”, and then much laughter as we tried to figure out whether he needed to actually pull his socks up to make his Wellington boots more comfortable, or whether he needed to sort himself out.
We stopped briefly on the tumuli for a snack and juice, with the 3 taking turns to run up and down the small mounds. This period of rest also gave rise to M’s crisp packet holder, to keep her hands free for mischief (see photo). Conversations along the walk centred on holidays, birthday parties, swimming, school, who can snap twigs, who’s been for an outdoor wee before, BT Sport, which child shows the most characteristics of each of our families, and what’s for tea tonight. At one point, the girls ran off up a hill on the homeward part of the journey, and I struggled to keep up with them. E with her long legs, and M with just her attitude…
Tags: Country Walk, Country Walks, Countryside, Outdoor Activity, South Downs, The Great Outdoors
Now we are 3 
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