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A Simple Summer Day at the Park and Pool

·San Francisco, California·#summer#bay area#family#kids#playground
A child in a striped shirt holds a steering wheel inside a red and black toy train at an outdoor playground.

It was a perfectly straightforward and sunny June day in the Bay Area. We started at a local playground, making the rounds through all the important equipment. There was a turn at the wheel of the stationary red train, some serious time on the swings, and a few trips down the roller slide.

The afternoon was warm enough to justify breaking out the inflatable pool in the backyard. It didn't take much to fill the lime-green ring and create a perfect spot to cool off from the midday sun.

Of course, a hot day by the pool calls for a popsicle. She was pretty proud of it, holding it up high before digging in. It was melting almost immediately, as they always do, making a sticky mess that the pool was there to wash away. A classic summer afternoon.

A person stands next to a child swinging high on a blue playground swing over sand.A person pushes a child on a blue swing set in a sunny, sandy park surrounded by trees.A child sits on a blue roller slide in a playground with colorful structures and trees in the background.A man smiles at a child kneeling on a brown play structure in a sunny park.A young child in a pink cherry swimsuit holds a red popsicle next to a green inflatable pool.A child in a cherry-patterned swimsuit eats a red popsicle next to a green wading pool and a red frisbee.A young child in a cherry swimsuit eats a red popsicle while standing in a green inflatable pool outdoors.A young child in a cherry swimsuit holds a red popsicle while sitting next to a bright green inflatable pool.

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