Treasures

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In what passes for a cool Fall day in New Orleans, I took the opportunity to enjoy the weather.  Sun and I walked down the street to the little park on the corner.  The school kids were sitting on the table and avoided us.

I took Sun to the slide and let her come at it on her own.  After some time of walking the grounds and finding the drain fascinating, Sun finally found the courage to climb the stairs of the slide.  I climbed with her.  She wouldn’t go down the tunnel-swing and opted instead to walk across the swaying bridge to get to the twin slides.  Her and I slid down together.  She loved it.  She then tried to climb up the slide.  I’d help her climb up and slide down, laughing all along.  Then she worked up her nerve to go down alone.  I was very proud of her.

Then we walked to the swings, and met a neighbor boy and his grandmother.  After swinging, we began our walk home.  Sun didn’t want to be carried.  Instead, she walked and kept her eyes pealed for acorns and leaves that passed her muster.  She found enough to fill both of her little hands.  When we got home, we sat on the front porch enjoying cool glasses of water and admiring Sun’s treasures.

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