he spent all of his recess
digging in the
hard muddy ground
with a
broken plastic shovel
and a little team
of even littler friends
and at long last
all of this hard work
paid off
and he
presented this
very special
treasure
a rock
in all
its
muddy glory.
—
geologists have a saying – rocks remember.
– neil armstrong
‘neath bright blue sky
upon wide open fields of snow
with no end in sight
nothing to do
but to run and to play
on such
a fine
and lovely
winter’s day.
—
nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere
and the circumference nowhere.
– blaise pascal
at our annual
fairy tea party
filled with
wonder
and
wishes
and
sparkles
and
sweets
and
magic tea
that
changes colors.
“it’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world.
it’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
– l.r. knost
—
image credit: neil abramson
we did not give up
after
our sea monkeys
never hatched
and
did not live
to rule the kingdom
of kindergarten
and now
we’ve welcomed
‘lobo’ the fish
yes, it means wolf
named by
our spanish teacher
whose only pet was a dog
and ‘lobo’
feels like
what a pet means
to her
and to us
and we tried
to make
his new home
look like the ocean
and sparkle like the sea
and say hi to him each day
and feed him when he’s ready
and invite him to nap when we do
and let him hear us singing and playing
and give him clean water when he needs it
and we hope
‘lobo’
is as tough
as a wolf dog
and lives
a happy life
with us
for a long time.
—-
do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly,
don’t tell them where they know the fish.
– mark twain
when it’s too cold
for us to go out
to play with the snow
why not
just bring the snow in
to play with us?
the opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
– robert anthony
it is often my nature to be abstract, hidden in plain sight, or nowhere at all.
– gerard way
today a little girl bought her own book with her own allowance money.
“does she always spend her allowance money on books?”
“every week,” her mom said.
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kindergarten restaurant
is open
and
in full swing
everyone is welcome
come eat
come work
come sit a spell
order anything
that suits your fancy
pay what you can
the folks here are always very friendly.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 