看海 。玩沙

8月24日我带靖恒到附近的沙滩走走。虽然从没有去过，但还是挺容易找的。这儿的沙滩比上次去的大。我叫靖恒脱鞋在海水里走走。他说里面有石头，不可以脱鞋。结果我们虽然走得很靠近海，但始终没有碰到海水。

We went to Portobello Beach on 24 Aug. Being a sort of tourist attraction, it was easy to find with signposts everywhere. Ethan had a good time 'digging for treasure' there, though he refused to take off his shoes and tread water.

让我们看山去

8月23日到爱丁堡以南的山区走走。从巴士车站走到供游人步行的小径，至少有两公里吧。带着靖恒，进展又慢，所以当我们终于走到目的地后，也只选择走最短的一圈 - 连山峦都没有靠近到，只是经过两个蓄水池。当天难得天气好，有很多人，尤其是带着狗的人，也在散步，甚至有人背着很重的背包往山区走去，应该是要露营。

樱桃 - 我们摘了几粒来吃。除了小了点，还挺好吃的：





We went to the Pentlands on 23 August. I think we broke our record on the longest walk with Ethan on that day. From the bus stop to the start of the nature trails, it took us about 1 hour - the distance was probably about 2 km. Then, despite choosing the shortest nature path, that was still another 2 miles. After that, we still had to walk about the same distance back to the bus stop. Really exhausted by the time we reached the bus stop. I think it was already 5 pm (we started the day at about 11 am). And being the shortest nature route, we did not get anywhere near the hills at all. The circuit was around a reservoir, and we veered off at some point to pass by another reservoir so that the journey back to the bus stop would be shorter.

'Yes'

Over dinner after the visit to Deep Sea World:
Me: Did you get to touch starfish today?
Ethan: Yes.
(Great, you still remembered!)

After a pause.
Me: Did you touch the shark?
Ethan: Yes.
(...)

Try again.
Me: Did you touch the stingray?
Ethan: Yes.
Sigh, should I be glad that at least he's saying 'yes' instead of 'no', anyhow?

A Walk and A Climb

8月13日，朋友刚抵达爱丁堡，会在爱丁堡住两天。由于带着靖恒，所以不能一直陪他们。我们在13日下午带他们走花园，14日上午爬山。靖恒爬山时很兴奋。本来只想爬到半山腰，谁知他追着一个小女孩，竟然追到山顶上，还想继续爬。他也似乎比较会在相机前摆姿势让我们拍了。难得这两天天气还不错。最近几天细雨绵绵，没有出门的欲望。
Princes Street Gardens:


Arthur's Seat:



Friends came to visit Edinburgh on 13 and 14 August, on a rare sunny respite. I did not get much chance to entertain them, because I couldn't possibly bring Ethan out for the whole day - it's quite tiring for both of us. So, we took them to the Princes Street Gardens on Wednesday afternoon and Holyrood Park, with a climb up Arthur's Seat, on Thursday morning. Ethan enjoyed the climb up the hill, getting so enthusiastic (following a girl older than him) that he went beyond expectation and climbed to the summit of the summit. And he seemed more ready to put on funny faces for the camera, so we have some rather good photos of him there.