Puss Reboots: Photography: California: Castro Valley: Chabot Park

Clouds 1:
Knowing that the first of a number of rainstorms was coming we went to the park for a couple hours of fresh air and fun.

January 20, 2008

Clouds 2:
The clouds over the playhouse.

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Clouds 3:
The sun shining behind the clouds.

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Clouds 4:
The clouds over the slides.

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Clouds 5:
Another view of the clouds.

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Fall Continues Stubbornly into Winter:
The leaves still hadn't fallen off the trees.

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Spot of Blue:
The sun shining behind the clouds.

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Clouds 8:
The clouds over Hayward.

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Harriet in the Sand:
For the first hour Harriet and Sean played in the sand.

January 20, 2008

Harriet and the Bulldozer:
Sean reluctantly shared the bulldozer that Uncle Glenn gave him.

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Harriet Sorts Sand:
Mostly though she had fun using the sand sifter.

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Crawling Away:
Although Harriet had started to walk over the holidays she did most of her exploring on her knees.

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Fenced In:
One of the areas for the toddlers is fenced in. Harriet was watching her brother play in the area behind the fence.

January 20, 2008

Harriet Crusing:
Harriet paced up and down the fence watching Sean play on the other side.

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Jailbird:
Harriet wanted to be let out of the toddler play area.

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Come Here:
Since I wasn't letting her out, Harriet started calling to Sean to invite him over to her play area.

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Throwing Rocks:
When Sean refused to come into the toddler play area, she started throwing rocks at him through the fence.

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That Didn't Work:
Throwing rocks didn't accomplish much.

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Free:
Sean finally finished playing in the back end of the park so Harriet was free to explore the new section.

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More Exploring:
She prefered to crawl.

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Drain:
Harriet was crawling over an area that is a water play section in the summer time. In winter the water is turend off.

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Shades of Pink:
Harriet is almost hidden on this pink mat.

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More Sand:
Harriet ended her day at the park right where she started, in the sand box.

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Tan Bark on the Slide:
Why do young children like to do this?

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This Goes Over Here:
Some minor adjustments to the tan bark decoration.

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Heading Home:
As you can see from her pleading face, she wasn't ready to go home but it had started to sprinkle.

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Revolution:
I saw this note in the sand box. It says: "What were some of the causes of Revolution."

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Together in the Sand:
Here are Sean and Harriet playing together.

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Sand 2:
A better view of the sand pit.

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Harriet Behind Sean:
Sean playing with the sand sifter.

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Sean in the Sand:
Sean briefly claimed both toys.

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Bulldozer Time:
Harriet grabbed back the sand sifter leaving Sean with the bulldozer.

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Your Side, My Side:
Harriet and Sean decided they needed more space between themselves.

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Sifting Sand:
Sean sifts sand in the sandbox.

January 20, 2008

Under the Slide:
Sean went to play under the slide in the older section. He was looking for rocks.

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Ready to Climb:
Sean decided to climb the boulder. First he had to inspect it to find the best route.

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On Top:
Sean made it to the top.

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Repeat Performance:
Sean went up the boulder again.

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Hi Mom:
He turned around so I could take his picture.

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Time to Slide:
Then Sean went sliding.

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Bulldozer 1:
Knowing that the first of a number of rainstorms was coming we went to the park for a couple hours of fresh air and fun.

January 20, 2008

Blade:
The bulldozer's blade.

January 20, 2008

The Cab:
The bulldozer's cab.

January 20, 2008

Welcome:
Before we went home, I let Sean take a turn with the camera. The first thing he took was the sign welcoming children to the new section of the park.

January 20, 2008

©2008 Sean Sammis (used with permission)

Maze:
There is also a ballbearing maze but it was broken.

January 20, 2008

©2008 Sean Sammis (used with permission)