How do you feel about picnics?\u00a0 It is one of my most favourite things about summertime.<\/p>\n
Eating outside is the best.\u00a0 Outdoors.\u00a0 Fresh air.\u00a0 Sunshine on your face.\u00a0 \u00a0It just makes me happy.<\/p>\n
First – it reminds me of being a kid.\u00a0 We had so many picnics.\u00a0 I remember them so well.\u00a0 Maybe it was at a fun place like African Lion Safari or Niagara Falls.\u00a0 Maybe it was just something fun in the summer.\u00a0 Nostalgia is powerful.<\/p>\n
What is it about a picnic that makes it so fun?\u00a0 The food?\u00a0 The fact that you are eating outside?<\/p>\n
I found a little spot in the back of the radio station parking lot and I have been spending my lunchtime outdoors and it feels amazing.<\/p>\n
No phone.\u00a0 No social media.\u00a0 No distractions.<\/p>\n
Alone with my lunch.\u00a0 \u00a0Sometimes I will pack a sandwich like I had when I was a kid.\u00a0 Nothing says summer picnic like a peanut butter and jam sandwich with a side of potato chips.<\/p>\n
I enjoy the quiet.\u00a0 I enjoy the time to slow down and appreciate my surroundings.\u00a0 The birds chirping and flying over head.\u00a0 The wildflowers that are growing alongside the back parking lot area.<\/p>\n
Today I looked at the sky, and was in awe of the clouds.\u00a0 So many different shapes and sizes.\u00a0 The look of a storm brewing.<\/p>\n
Is there something you still do this time of year because it reminds you of childhood?\u00a0 Or reminds you when your kids were little?<\/p>\n
When I was home with my kids when they were so much younger we would go on “adventures”.\u00a0 Whether it was the animal farm or a local park and we would pack a picnic lunch.\u00a0 My kids would get to chose a few fun foods.\u00a0 And we would take our lunch somewhere and have an adventure day and it was the best!<\/p>\n
I miss those days now that my kids are grown, but on those days when I miss them the most, I might just pack up a small picnic lunch like we used to have and take it somewhere quiet.\u00a0 And just sit and reflect and enjoy the moment.<\/p>\n
Life is too busy and can feel too hectic and overwhelming at times.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe we need a few more picnic lunches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How do you feel about picnics?\u00a0 It is one of my most favourite things about summertime. Eating outside is the best.\u00a0 Outdoors.\u00a0 Fresh air.\u00a0 Sunshine on your face.\u00a0 \u00a0It just makes me happy. First – it reminds me of being a kid.\u00a0 We had so many picnics.\u00a0 I remember them so well.\u00a0 Maybe it was","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":29762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afternoons"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 18:16:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/foxfm.com\/blogs\/afternoons\/2024\/06\/the-view-from-here-picnics-are-the-best\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29763,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29761\/revisions\/29763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}