sun alternately heating and hiding. providing a cool respite from the otherwise steady warmth. white gleam of bellies flash in the sunlight. bank. swoop.
dry coarse machine rounded granules slip and shift underfoot. feet hiss skid shuffle on sand covered rubber. the boldest scaling the structure outside of specified safety perimeters. the dreaded -thump- followed by a brief silence until all vital signs are quickly assessed and play is resumed. flashes of ingenuity as they improvise and inspire each other. pure unadulterated joy. lost in the moment.
bread litters the water. miniature edible rafts for spring snacking. her intermittent soft quacks become more pointed as a group of mallards converge. they abort their mission and veer away. ducklings continue on their erratic paths zipping along the concrete edges. one adventurer skims over the surface where sky and water become indiscernible.