Couple of positives from the bland weather is that the grass is not suffering so far less watering needed and it makes for comfortable walks. If it were actually hot then it would be a nuissance taking a baby along with you for a day trip in the sense that you always have to carry shade or find shade and keep them hydrated (hauling tonnes of water bottles) and put on sunscreen and maybe even bring a mini fan, etc.
Went to Centreville Amusement park on Centre Island. Started with longsleeve and transitioned to tshirt. Mix of sun and cloud and some proper rain for five minutes. Some dark clouds in the distance too.
I decided about 10 years ago that I'd never go somewhere popular on a weekend again. I first made that decision with skiing. It's great not having a lineup to wait in. Took the kids to the zoo three weeks ago. Got awesome shots of the kids face to face with the polar bear, tiger, otter, etc. with just the glass in between. Did Niagara on a Tuesday the week before the zoo and it was wide open. Yesterday, no lineup for the ferry, sit wherever you want on the ferry, and most of the time we were the only ones on the ride. I saw video from Monday, a PA day (off day for school), at Wonderland. It was like 45 minutes just to get in.
I swear there were more employees at Centreville than visitors.
Of course, when kids are of school age, going on a weekday to places is harder to do.
Also, when was the last time you saw the Goodyear Blimp?