Spring Semester, Latin Ballet of Virginia

... and so to the warm-up for end-of-year performance in late May.

'Here comes the sun' filters out into the foyer and the danced-journey begins through England, with George Harrison on vocals, before other lands...

Sunday Cycle, Chimbarazo

No coats and both on big bikes - a day of firsts, with a return to Chimborazo Park in Church Hill with it's lovely view of the James and surroundings. There were a few other families hanging out with their poodles, car radios and skateboards, chatting and wandering.

Afternoon tea at the reopened post-fire Sub Rosa - Perfect!

Cooking Club, Fox

So schools in and after-school Cooking Club is up and running. M got to make fruit treats and smoothies - we all got to taste. She was beyond happy under the guidance of Head Chef - Mrs M.

Snow School II, Sponge HQ

Surfing RVA... with sharks and sea snakes for scenic drama.

Snow Day No.6

Rainbows and mickey mouse mollies (fish!) inspired the eldest child, along with mass icicle hunting en route to the Sponge HQ. 'Check the car has no driver!,' I yelped as they foraged under wheel arches all the way through the Fan. J sucked all her frozen finds ugh...

Art on the next Block...

We dropped in on the neighbouring Vis Arts Centre, on our YETI style block-trek and found the rather lovely, glowing work of Tom Condon.

Having scolded this light box investigation I spotted an adult doing exactly the same thing moments later... Tom uses Q-tips aka cotton buds for the ones I wanted to take home.

Snow Day No. 5, Floyd & Byrd

This time powdery, real snow and the sun was out, so the chill factor was less challenging. Sledging towards a  half frozen lake added some excitement!

New signs had just been screwed up, 'DANGER Thin Ice', though a foolhardy soul seemed to have walked out already...

NB: This is what happens to a balloon filled with water and left outdoors over night - a giant crystal is born!