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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Park: A Six Sentence Story

When our son was a toddler, we lived in a pleasant neighborhood, built into the California hills west of Los Angeles. There was a small park within walking distance of our home, and we went there frequently. Above our neighborhood, there was another park, with playing fields and playground equipment and a paved walking trail that wandered along the hillside.

 We went to this other park once. Once.

 After being greeted by this sign, we never went back:


Linking up with Ivy at Uncharted for Six Sentence Stories with the prompt "park."
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16 comments:

  1. Old EggJune 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM

    I agree as I would have stayed away too. Snakes are always cross they weren't legs like us!

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    1. Old EggJune 25, 2015 at 1:10 AM

      I omitted the "given" before legs!

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    2. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesJune 26, 2015 at 8:36 AM

      I can hardly look at a PICTURE of a snake, let alone run across a rattlesnake in a nice park!

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  2. UnknownJune 25, 2015 at 4:18 AM

    EEK! Give them space was all? WOW... so it was okay to just hang in the same area? Once... I agree! Thanks Dyanne for linking up! Im so happy to see you here!

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    1. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesJune 26, 2015 at 8:37 AM

      I gave them so much space, I went home!
      Thanks, Ivy! Lisa suggested I join in.

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  3. AnonymousJune 25, 2015 at 5:44 AM

    Rattlesnakes, tigers, and bears, oh, no. I bet your heart skipped a beat or two when you saw that sign!

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  4. ChristineJune 25, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    Ah ya big chicken. :)

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  5. The Plagued ParentJune 25, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    HaHa! I love this! I bet most people do not go back!

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    1. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesJune 26, 2015 at 8:38 AM

      It was a popular park, but certainly not with chickens like me!

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  6. AnonymousJune 26, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    Yeah....that would give me pause as well...I've gone into parks with grizzly and wolf warnings and once you are there, you think about it. Or at least I do.

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    1. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesJune 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM

      I would have spent all my time watching for a snake that I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the park. And add a toddler into the mix and forget it.

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  7. Dyanne @ I Want BacksiesJune 26, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Not. Worth. It.

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  8. AnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Oh YIKES! Great story, but scary!

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  9. Random MusingsJuly 1, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Lol, seems like a good way to out people off visiting!
    Popping by on the A to Z Road Trip
    Debbie
    www.myrandommusings.blogspot.com

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