The last few days have been awesome.  I didn’t post nearly as much as I should, because I was too busy enjoying life………….and that is never a bad thing.  I was too busy doing some outside projects on the house, helping Abby swing in the backyard, and walking my brother’s property in search of turkeys.  It’s been a great last few days.  Unfortunately, though, we were having so much fun that I lost track of time and only wrote a handful of posts last week.  Oh well, though; no regrets and move on.

Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the wife, Abby, and I  did some outside projects on the house.  Of course, Abby had a great time playing outside and didn’t really care that there was work involved.  She tried to “sweep” the grass, and had a great time watching her mommy and I work.  And, of course, in-between work sessions, I made time to play with Abby on the backyard swing.  And to say she enjoyed it would be an understatement.  In fact, she cried when daddy decided it was time to get back to work, and that play time was over.

All of this activity reminded me of something as well:  sometimes the outdoors needs to be kept simple.  I think all of us – when it comes to getting young ones involved in the outdoors – get caught in an idea that, in order for the kids to enjoy being outside, it has to be some elaborate, intensive outdoor experience.  Really, though, getting kids involved in the outdoors can be as simple as playing with your kid on a backyard swing; showing them a spider making its way through the grass; blowing bubbles with them in the backyard; or, as I did last week, showing Abby what the moon really is – that it’s not just some magical life-like object on cartoons.

Simple.

Sure, we all want to immerse our kids in outdoor adventures, including fishing trips and hunting excursions into the deep woods, but we also want to show them how simple and splendid Mother Nature can be.

And that can start right in our own backyard.

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