Cute Kid Pix November 2024

More photos that didn't make their own post...

We went to a Renaissance Dance at our dance studio, That's Dancing. We had a fun time learning a Scottish folk dance along with dancing to older and older-sounding music.

Dressed like back in the day

We went for a fmaily hike in the Daniels Area of Patapsco Valley State Park. We saw the dam (presumably for a mill on the river) and some ruins of a building, along with the only natural cave in Howard County. It was a fun hike though a bit long for the kids.

Beach under the dam

On top of the cave

Enough cinder blocks to make a house

Train bridge across the river

A swing we didn't try

My youngest got a couple of awards at his cub scout pack meeting.

Receiving awards

On a morning walk, I spotted a blue heron down on the Hammond Branch near our house.

Posing for a pic?

The first snow of the season happened in November, it was great big flakes that did not stick to anything. Maybe there's hope of some good snow storms in the future?

Snow is never photogenic for me

We hiked the Wincopin Trails near our home to find a geocache and to get ready for more hiking later in the month. We found a bespoke bench in the woods.

Posing

Trying something different

Kayaking at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Our first kayaking trip was the first full day we were on Hilton Head Island. We enjoyed it so much, we went a second time later in the week. This resulted in a deluge of photographs. I'll start with pictures from the first excursion.

Suited up, ready to go

Launching, with help

Figuring out the controls

Second launch

Third one in the water

Exploring the river

Going in the right direction; also, leading from behind

Two out of three people relax when they kayak

Some bird (sorry, I'm no ornithologist)

Cruising under tree branches

Passing a cool house

Passing each other

Passing under a bridge

My turn

Palms on the shore

Someone else going under branches

A third intrepid explorer

Golfers on shore

Potential conflict

Going in style under the bridge

The bigger boat we needed

Conflict breaks out

Boat name or dad joke?

The only alligator we saw (on the first trip)

Paddles everywhere!

Spotting a bird

The bird spotted

A last bridge?

Pipe pretending to be an alligator

Strange name for a road

Really the last bridge

Back by the docks

Our second kayaking trip had more alligators and birds, though the alligators were camera shy. That's okay, because I was alligator-shy. We took a longer, different route and saw some other things, including bubbling waters! I assume that was to keep the waters from being stagnant, though I don't think that would really be a problem.

Second launch

Duck the Branch

My turn at Duck the Branch

Getting out of the woods

Didn't we already pass this house?

A slowly sinking tree

Sunshiny house

So many bridges

Shore bird

Another bridge

Nice reflection

Big house

Trash I picked up

I guess I really like bridges

Bubbling water

More bubbles

Riding through the bubbles

Is this dock bent on purpose?

I guess taking its picture scared the bird?

Ready to fly

Ready to rest

Luckily, too small for us to explore

Crossing the bridge in the other direction

I zoomed to get this shot

Ditto

Last bridge

Coming in for a landing

Pulling himself into drydock

As I said, I did not get any pictures of the gators on the second trip. I barely saw only one of them, though the rest of the family says they saw two different gators.