driving that train

driving that train, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

John is enjoying dropping his sister off at the park every morning. She jumps in the van with nine other kids, and he gets to roam all of his favorite climbers and slides. This morning we were the only people at the playground. We picked mulberries and ate them until John's mouth was purple. Magical.

Ella is in a biology field camp with some of her best friends.
They are out there listening to birds, hunting for salamanders, talking about watersheds, and writing in their field journals.