kinder collects pretty flowers
picked from the garden
with fairies hiding within
to give to her mom
mom will be so happy
and the fairies will too.
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“the fleeting flowers-
which mostly bloom for only a couple weeks-
have long served as spiritual metaphors,
and a reminder to live in the present moment.”
-National Geographic magazine
kinder waits for the ball to drop.
—
“the world is all gates, all opportunities,
strings of tension waiting to be struck.”
-ralph waldo emerson
“be aware of wonder.
live a balanced life –
learn some and think some
and draw and paint
and sing and dance
and play and work
every day some.”
-robert fulgham
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image credit: crafty morning
kinders always find more than one way.
—
“even the straightest path has two directions.”
-paul macauley, into everywhere
the theory of loose parts and the right to be creative.
(kinders live this every day)
—
“in any environment,
both the degree of inventiveness and creativity,
and the
possibility of discovery,
are directly proportional
to the number
and kind of
variables in it.”
-theory credit: Simon Nicholson – The Theory of Loose Parts, 1971
what a perfect mix today in town
first spring football game
hash bash
warm, sunny weather
ice cream
and hula hoops.
—
“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
‘Michigan’s weather has best weekend day in six months coming’
(today’s headline- here’s hoping it hits a sweaty 60!)
—
“alike and ever alike, we are on all continents in the need of love,
food, clothing, work, speech, worship,
sleep, games, dancing, fun.
from tropics to arctics humanity live with these needs
so alike, so inexorably alike.”
carl sandburg
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credits: republic pictures, mark torregrossa – olive
in honor of national dandelion day
(the bees will be busy celebrating)
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image credit: downtown home and garden
two friends
both on the same kinder playground
under the same spring sun
sitting on the same wooden bench
each sharing a complaint with the other
one says that she is so hot that she is sweating
the other says that she so cold that she is freezing
both are sincere in describing what they are feeling
each accepts what the other is saying
and listens without judgement.
—
“truth can be stated in a thousand different ways,
yet each one can be true.”
-swami vivekananda
