It's been a while since anything was seen on this blog: 5 years, in fact.
As you would expect, the boys have grown and their lives have changed in ways that would have been difficult to imagine.
During the week, they have to suffer homeschooling thanks to a pandemic. (You may have read about it in the news.) Thanks to Grandad in Yeppoon, Graham has his own laptop. The boys are fortunate to have very dedicated teachers who give their students plenty to do from Monday to Friday.
Not far from home, just a few hundred metres down a steep hill is the Parramatta River cycle path. It leads to many places including Rydalmere ferry wharf. In the afternoons, the boys sometimes ride their bicycles along the path for exercise once their schoolwork is done.
A major change in their lives is that the two young boys now live in a house with a backyard! It's not a luxurious dwelling (draughty, freezing cold inside) but the opportunities for outdoor games are almost endless, especially on a warm, sunny winter's morning in Sydney. While the temperature approached 25 degrees Celsius, an obstacle course was erected.
Graham is the natural leader. Where he leads, Craig will follow.
An obstacle course on a skateboard! Why? I hear you ask. Hah, why not!
https://youtu.be/WFwWIX147tM
Having space to play is a thing to be treasured in these strange times. No need to risk venturing out where viruses are roaming freely.
https://youtu.be/73bOdp_irJQ
Graham calls this game "Limbo on a skateboard." It's a very good name, I reckon.
https://youtu.be/Cgdv4exKkO0
Within a couple of hours, a cold weather front arrived making it much more like a winter's day. The boys continued the game despite the cooler conditions then gave up when rain drove them indoors late in the afternoon at the end of another weekend.
