Thursday 2 July 2009

Joys of childhood 1



As many of you will already know, each weekend my father - who is 88 - and I go on an expedition of sorts somewhere in our city. I pack a thermos and two collapsible chairs and some biscuits and we are off!

Last Saturday we went to Sydney Park which is in the inner-city suburb of St Peters, a small working class suburb very close to where my father married my mother in 1944.

We spent 2 hours sitting with the sun on our backs, sipping coffee and chatting with everyone who walked past us: whether walking themselves, their dogs, playing with toy planes or pushing a bike. It was a most enjoyable morning. These photos show one reason why. There will be more to come over the next couple of days.

The grin on Dad's face was to die for ... he even sang me three songs: There is a Green Hill Far Away, The Grand old Duke of York, and a recruitment tune for the army!!

Sydney Park, the old Bee-hive kilns, St Peters

14 comments:

brattcat said...

Julie, Julie, Julie, these are priceless.

Stefan Jansson said...

Much joy here, both in the text and in the photos!

Joan Elizabeth said...

Wonderful shots with action and smiles beautifully captured. The simple joy has taken me on a ride down that slide with them.

Lowell said...

How wonderful it is that you're able to get out and about with your father!

The pictures are great and yes, they do resurrect childhood memories!

Lois said...

You and your father are so blessed to have these times together! I would love to be able to do that with either of my parents, but they have both passed away. You are making some wonderful memories!

Ann said...

You cracked it with that first one. The expressions on their faces is priceless.

DelBoy said...

Makes me want to leave the office and go home to my kids!

Tash said...

The photos are great, but the time with your father (and your description of it) is priceless. He sounds like a wonderful man.

AB said...

It makes me smile just seeing their photos

Buenos Aires Photoblog said...

Great images! I believe the most valuable thing we can give our beloved ones is time.

Sally said...

Precious times indeed. How's the research going!

Julie said...

Research is progressing ... more on your blog.

Bergson said...

i smile too

Anonymous said...

God, now I remember. Sliding was fun.