Since the weather has been uncommonly sunny for autumn in England, we've been trying to do lots outdoors. This past Sunday we packed a little picnic lunch and went punting after church. We thought a nice tour along the backs of the colleges would be an educational event for our children. Despite their father's best efforts, they remained somewhat ambivalent to the glorious wonders, history and architecture of our surroundings. Their main interest seemed to be who got what half of the large gingerbread man recently purchased in the market as a special treat. Eliot's comments consisted of exclaiming, "Punt Crash!" every time we came close to another punt, even though we were never close to crashing. He also toyed with the idea of blowing the whistle on his life jacket and kept asking why he couldn't. Olivia said she was tired. Perhaps you will find the pictures from the afternoon enlightening since the verdict is out on whether the kids did or not.
Ivy covering one of the buildings at St. John's College.
Coming out from under the "Bridge of Sighs."
King's College chapel and Trinity College to the left.
