Anfietje’s Weblog

Hi!

Again, a while since I posted, but not much has happened since. This one is called We’re going down swinging, but is a happy one nevertheless.

Yesterday I met up with my friend Sam in Bruges-town. We went to the chocolate bar for a drink and after that we just wanted to lounge a bit, so we went to this little park in the centre. After being adult-ish for a while and just sitting on the benches, we decided that we really felt like going on the playground itself.

Yes, I’m fully aware of the fact that it may be childish, but I really love playgrounds. This one was rather boring though, with only ladders and a slide. After going up and down a couple of times, we were just lying in the grass, talking.

And I like it. It reminded me of how much I enjoy talking to people, really about anything. I find it easy and relaxing, even when it’s with people I don’t know all that well. Maybe I’m a bit too forthcoming at times (I tend to often hear the phrase ‘too much information’, but whatever), but I’m fond of all sorts of talk. Whether it’s just socializing, or a deeper discussion about politics, the facts of life or love, I just love it.

After that, we went to another playground, a bigger one this time. By then, night had fallen and it was deserted, so we had it all to ourselves. I’ve decided that swings are my favourite part of the playground. I like the feeling you get when you’re swinging: the wind blowing through your hair, the slight feeling of fluttering in your stomach, caressing the sand with your toes, going higher and higher only by stretching your legs.

I love it, and don’t care if it’s childish. What’s wrong with really playing, the physical activity? Yesterday it made me feel happy, happier than I’ve been in a while. Just doing what I wanted to do, not caring what people would think.

Exhausted from swinging, we dropped on the grass and just looked at the stars, which to me looked like a lot of glittering dots. After a while, we were able to discern the Big Bear. I wish we could have seen (well, recognized) more of the constellations, but my knowledge about the skies and heavens is mostly theoretical. I can tell you that the star closest to Earth is Alpha Centauri, I know Cassiopeia looks like a W, but don’t ask me to point them out at night.

I think that to be a pity, and hereby I’m extending an invitation to anyone who wants to show me all of it on a starry night.

The perfect ending of the evening came when we saw a shooting star, and made a wish. I won’t tell you what it was, because if you do, it’ll never come true…

Hope you all see a shooting star soon,

AnFie