#Spotted at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (5?) is cycling FAST along a country beach path. Mum and Dad are leisurely pedalling their bikes further back, but Small Human has places to go and he has to get there QUICKLY. Little feet whirring on the pedals. This bike's got one gear and he's gonna use it to the max! Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are standing waist deep in the sea, roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing headstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater. Teens come up first. Nan wins! A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. Two small humans (3 & 4?) are ALARMED that the tide is coming in, but they have a plan. They're gonna EMPTY THE OCEAN. One filling buckets of water to fill the back of a Tonka truck the other is racing back and forward, dumping it on the sand. Expressions determined. This is their mighty mission. A family is sitting at a picnic table overlooking the beach. All telling Mum to hurry up as she reveals delicious picnic treasures from their chilly bin*. There's a watermelon, a big box of cherries, spicy Doritos and salsa and Kāpiti ice creams* for dessert. It's a feast! A small human (3?) dressed in bright pink mermaid togs* has just carefully constructed a sandcastle using a special shaped bucket. She pats it all over to make sure it's smooth, stands to inspects it, then makes the mighty ROAR of her mermaid people and STOMPS IT INTO THE GROUND. (Continued Below) https://media.mastodon.sunny.garden/media_attachments/files/115/862/055/021/294/079/original/204f0a208aebdc24.jpeg