Hidden Villa

Breakfast at Esther and then I had a play date with Dalya. We took her to hidden villa.

Here is some of what we discussed on the way... (it may take a couple of seconds before you hear anything, and make sure your volume is set high)

(Click here to listen.)


When we got to Hidden Villa we had a surprise - it was sheep shearing day!
Actually they almost didn't let us in, but we asked nicely so they let us park with the volunteers near the horses.

Then we played in the garden for a while. Found some chickens, and pretended to be chickens in a coop ourselves.

Also had a pretend snack.

And we learned a lot about plants.
Then I played Frisbee and soccer with Dad, while Dalya made a pouch straight from the wool. She got to card the wool and make cloth out of it, but the smell of the sheep was too much for me. I decided I'd rather play ball.

Then we went on a hike.
On the way we found a little stream where we could fish and throw stones.

And some more flowers. Wild ones this time. Can you see the bluebells?

More water to play with next to small bridges, and we had a small snack (various nuts) on the way back.

Last but not least, I got to play with a spinning wheel, and Dalya got to dye her pouch.
What a wonderful day.