we learned about trees today, we touched and looked closely at lodgepole pine and aspen trees. beckham had a blast giggling with delight at the rough bark of the lodgepole and the smooth paper-like feel of the aspen. touching the bark and sap coming through made the our little nature class better. i can't wait to take him to other eco-sysytems and show him the trees there. i really enjoy my whole days with b. we get into things that other days we don't. we build stuff and knock it down and then build it again. play games, hide and seek is especially popular. working on my mtb a bit over the weekend made me realize how much damage i did to it over the winter. commuting is tough on your stuff, little bits of riding on either side of the commute add up and it's not lack of maintenance but actual broken things. result of crashes and whatever other trauma the bike went through over the winter. now i get to raid the extra parts bin to replace and ready for the season.