Do You Know What's at the End of Our Road?

“Shoes on!’ I shout. “Grab a jumper. Do we need sunscreen?”

Soon we’re ready. The girls and I are off on an outing.

“I’m going to record some video,” I say, holding my camera aloft. “Nancy wants to see where we live. We’re going to show her what’s at the end of our road.”

I’m going to make my second movie. The Elvis girls are going to star again.

“Everyone ready?” I ask. I press the start button on the camera. “Let’s go!”

Imogen holds open the front door, and her sisters jostle past her and into the garden. The door starts to close. “Hey! Wait for me and the camera.”  Imogen turns her head and grins. I catch it all on my SD card.

I follow the girls along the road, stopping and starting the camera as I go. A minute later, the road ends. We have arrived at a clearing in the bushland. It’s our park.

Most mornings, when the weather is good, we head down the road for a before-breakfast-run. We run along the tracks and fire trails that wind up and down through the beautiful Australian bush which is so close to home. Or if we feel like running in rectangles (which isn’t very often), we make our way to the playing fields.

But we’re not running today. My daughters are going to visit all our favourite places in a more leisurely manner. And I’m going to follow in their wake and record it all.

The girls walk and run and clamber and sit and jump and do silly walks… and I capture it all with my camera.

Eventually, I say, “Time for home! “Anyone hungry? “ It’s coffee time.

A few minutes later, as I sip my coffee, I think about the movie I’m going to make. It’s going to record forever this fun afternoon I spent with my daughters. It’s also going to show everyone what’s at the end of our road.

We don’t have to go far for an outing. We don’t even have to get into the car. All we have to do is open the front door, walk up the driveway, turn right and stroll up the road. Aren’t we lucky?

Do you know what’s at the end of our road? Come with us and find out…

I hope you enjoy our movie. There’s a couple of funny moments. One scene makes me

 laugh so much, I almost fall off my seat.