Thumbs Up

Having been regularly photographed from birth, G has now developed some classy poses for the camera. Here she is yesterday, demonstrating 'thumbs up'. She can do either one thumb or two, on command. Hopefully I'll have her doing a full range of catalogue looks before long.

We went for a walk along the canal and ended up at the garden centre for a cup of coffee and a vanilla slice (me) and some chocolate cake (her). G managed half of her generous portion, and as you can see, she was left with a very amusing chocolate moustache:

I'm not sure which kind of catalogue that look features in. But it's not one I've ever seen.

Thistles

Here's G during one of our regular afternoon walks down by our local canal. That's the Saddleworth Viaduct in the background, and even though I'm no expert on flora and fauna, as a Scotsman I have no trouble identifying those things on the left as thistles.

The main reason for posting this photo though is to remind myself that, no matter how often people tell me how much G is growing, she's clearly still pretty small. In the grander scheme of things and that.

Down By The Canal

In order to make sure G is tired out enough to sleep in the evenings, I've got into the habit of taking her for an afternoon walk. I realise this makes her sound a bit like a dog, but seeing as we usually bump into a few dogs when we're out and about, this keeps G more than entertained.

I'm still reluctant to let G walk on pavements too much because she's prone to randomly dashing off in one direction or another, which is a little bit dangerous when there are cars roaring by. So the canal near our house is a safer bet. She seems to know not to go near the edge, but I suppose it's inevitable that one day she'll get her feet wet. At least now the canals have been restored, they're not quite as dirty and disease-ridden as they once were.