Seeing the Tyger at play

While we were still in Washington following our afternoon of tennis, I made good use of my cell to see whether Prince Tyger and his parents were up to having visitors.  We knew that their plans included leaving for the West themselves over the weekend.  But we hoped to catch a glimpse of the Tyger before his new travel experiences.  As it turned out, Prince Tyger and Sweet Momma H were not at home, having decided to check out a new playground area in their neighborhood.  So, after getting directions from Big T, we stopped by the playground instead, to see that Prince Tyger was having a ball while Sweet Momma H was taking a too-brief opportunity to relax on a bench nearby.

The new park had lots of equipment, swings, sand and play areas.  To the Tyger's great joy, there were lots of children's toys left there permanently for everyone to share - even though "sharing" is not yet a large part of the Tyger's consciousness.

While there were also lots of other small children paying there, the Tyger was most interested in the water play area,  By the time that we got there, he was thoroughly drenched and as happy as he could be.

He showed his "Grands" how to "turn on" this machine - which he had decided was a lawn mower.

Then he "mowed" the play area.

He got into a little blue car that is just like his own little red one at home ...

and showed his "Grands" that he could "drive" this one too.

When we last saw Prince Tyger, he was heading off into the sand play area, regardless of how wet he was.  What he planned to do with the toy shopping cart was not at all clear to us, but he was pushing it with a clear purpose in mind.

Prince Tyger didn't look as if he had any desire to leave his newfound playground.  Ever.