I would be the first to admit this picture looks like an accident waiting to happen; two curious little children, stood next to a huge and very muddy puddle created following some recent heavy rain. What could possibly go wrong?
I’m sorry to disappoint, but there were no disasters! What the two girls are doing is using a stick to figure out how deep the puddle is.
The picture was taken on a walk Mrs Adams and I took them on. The stroll took us through a farm yard where they found this puddle.
My eldest has developed a fascination with figuring out how deep puddles can be. This follows an accident she had on her bike a little while ago. Despite my warnings, she rode into a puddle, lost her balance and fell into a huge pile of mud right next to it.
When Helen started experimenting to see how deep the puddle was, little sister wanted to join in. It was too good an opportunity not to take a picture.
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11 thoughts on “Two children and a muddy puddle”
A very cute picture and a nice bit of science for them to tackle 🙂
Oh yes, inquisitive minds, both of them. It’s something I like to encourage.
Lovely…I’d have been really tempted to creep up and tip them in though 🙂
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Oh no no no no no. It would have been me doing the clear up afterwards.
Aw very sweet. I love that they have such inquisitive minds. Is the fascination with muddy puddles a little bit Peppa a Pig inspired though?
I think they’d have been playing with this puddle regardless of whether they had every watched Peppa Pig. That said, it was defo Peppa Pig that introduced them to the phrase.
How did you end up with children that do that?? Mine end up sitting in them!
Ah, now in fairness the eldest did ride her bike into a huge pile of mud a while ago. You know, the really wet, clay-based sticky stuff.
Aw bless them! That’s very responsive! It’s a lovely photo 🙂 #bigfatlinky
Yes, they like conducting their experiments these two. Maybe they’ll be scientists.
Fab post and a great picture. My two often explore things like this. My youngest especially likes to investigate depths of puddle. Sadly not with a stick. Thanks for linking up with us on the #bigfatlinky hope to see you there this week