Going to Playgroup with Gwen Wren




Today we walked with Gwen to her playgroup just down the street, picking flowers along the way.




At playgroup, everyone leaves their shoes outside the door.




Gwen claps to the dancing--









and tries some steps herself with her friend Freya





Then there are snacks, and home in the stroller




to say "hi" to Graciela, Gwen's wonderful nanny. I love the way she says Gwen's name: "Gwendoline", with the "line" at the end rhyming with "scene" and very lingered over.



A few things Toby and I have noticed on our walks:



How robust the figures are on the street signs, like this warning about children possibly running into the street,






How big some of the cockroaches are!




And how sleek and fast these agoutis are, the equivalent of our squirrels. This one's after some milk Toby poured out. They are very shy and everywhere.