when the pre-k friends meet up with their second grade friends
there is much to celebrate and talk about.
—
“friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
-woodrow t. wilson
Dec9
Tag Archives: children
Dec7
interlocking.
a couple of enterprising 5-year olds
create the raised walkway
many 3s, 4s and 5s
try it out
for quality control
offering their suggestions
when
they
or
the boards
fall down
rebuilding as they go.
—
“in most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence,
mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.”
—max depree
Dec3
“the limits of my language means the limits of my world.” -ludwig wittgenstein
grandie b
read her book to us
out loud
proud and confident
while
younger grandie j
watched and listened
and
when she was done
he said
he was happy she could read the words
but he seemed
a
little bit
envious
and
sad
because he wasn’t sure how to read yet
until
suddenly
he had an idea
and
i saw
the lightbulb go on
just before
he announced
that he would
‘read his book to us in spanish’.
and
he proceeded to
show us the cover
as he
read us the title
and then
patiently
read
each and every page
in his version of spanish
taking his time
nodding and facing the book towards us
turning the pages
at appropriate times
pointing out the pictures
all while
happily smiling
confidently
chattering away
in a his brand new version of spanish
that was so very, very advanced
that we
the listeners
didn’t even
know the translations
but we understood
that he was proud
and
he was reading
and
when he was finished
he snapped his book shut
and said
in english
“that’s all.”
brilliant.
muy bien, and gagglesmithjong kipisanlomita paskajonti to you!!
—
“if you want to talk about something new,
you have to make up a new kind of language.”
-haruki murakami
Nov30
reach.
for the first time
this quiet little one
reached out
and
took another’s hand.
—
“the human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.”
-maria edgeworth
Nov27
sweet!
‘the field of consciousness is tiny. it accepts only one problem at a time.”
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
—
image credit: a friend’s sweet baby girl
Nov19
heaps.
kinders try out fresh herbs and spices
with mixed reviews
and
heaps of bravery.
—
“always do what you are afraid to do.”
-ralph waldo emerson
Nov16
style speaks.
“style is a simple way of saying complicated things.”
-jean cocteau
Nov15
“nothing is so strong as gentleness. nothing is so gentle as real strength.” – frances de sales
ann arbor’s mayor chris taylor,
supporting
the childrens’ peace and unity march.
i am so proud of my city
and
the compassionate hearts within.
—
“master the divine techniques of the art of peace and no enemy will dare to challenge you.”
— ueshiba
Nov3
unboreable.
the perfect great outdoors backyard birthday
for grandie f
canoe, tent, tree swing, wood planks, campfire, tree house
whistles, slingshots, treats
sleeping bag sack races
donut challenge
kids happy and running everywhere
what could be more fun?
“i am unboreable in the great outdoors.”
-p. j. o’rourke
Nov2
circles.
ring around the rosy
—
“the whole universe is based on rhythms.
everything happens in circles, in spirals.”
-john hartford
I didn't have my glasses on.... 