Gray, a beautiful color

I like the color gray, but had never really thought of it as beautiful. However, the more I watch the birds...the more I classify as beautiful.
These were taken at Turkey Run State Park...
I have these kinds of birds at home, but have yet to get shots even as good as these. And these were taken through dirty windows.
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Lorelei and her mommy came up today....I taught her a new habit. I have a basket that has handholds--not a handle. I set her in it and took her for rides. She liked it. I have a feeling I might regret doing it if I don't find something else to distract her. She went to it two or three times after I did it the first time and got in it...

So, I had her in tears right before she went home....
I was giving her one last diaper change before she left, and she started her version of the E-I-E-I-O from Old McDonald Had a Farm...it is something we all sing back and forth to each other. Just the ee-i-ee-i-o part...so when she started she looked to me to take my turn at it. So, I did...only I sung the ee-i-ee-i part in a normal or slightly high voice...then I would lower the tone of my voice and say (almost shout) it while getting her belly. She laughed so hard and had me do it over and over...she honestly had tears rolling down the side of her face from laughing so hard.

I have never seen a child that young have tears of laughter, and I know I say this all the time but I have never seen a kid of any age just look for something to laugh at as much as she does. She has been that way from so young.

I see you!

A day spent with Lorelei is a busy day...and that is where we spent our day. She loves her monkey and some of her other toys and will pick them up and give them hugs...and brings them to us for us to hug them, too.
She can spend a lot of time in her box! She loves to play peek-a-boo while in it. And she really loves it if she sees their cat, Diesel, get in the box. She goes in with him, but he won't stay there.

I know I am her grandma and a little bit prejudiced, but I cannot believe how smart she is. They have a gate up between the living room and dining room...it is one that actually swings back and forth like an actual gate...not one you have to put up and down. She actually knows what part of it stops it from swing from one side to the other, just hasn't quite figured out how to get past it. I bet if she could see the top of it, that she could figure it out.

Peek-a-boo

These are from the Turkey Run State Park Nature Center...the top photo I took just as we were passing by. It reminded me of playing peek-a-boo with Lorelei, hence the title of this post.
These last two were from inside. In the nature room is a small room...it has two walls that have big windows. All kinds of food is out for the birds and whatever else ventures there.
There was about half a dozen little chipmunks running around, with one or two of them stuffing their cheeks as full as they could. Just look at the photo above, and enlarge it to see better.