it began
with a look around the science room
taking a closer glance
at amazing natural treasures
honeycombs, footprints, nests
when suddenly
someone discovered
a hidden hole in the rug
everyone rushed to see this
very rare and incredible curiosity!
‘the biggest quest to learn anything is curiosity. if you are curious about something, you will go and dig.’
-rakesh jhunjhunwala
while on our recent visit to the farm
one of the 3-year old kinder
asked the farmers why the windmill wasn’t spinning
after a short discussion about the wind and movement
he put it all together and was happy to know the answer.
when we sat next to each other on the bus for our return to school
he turned to me with a big smile and said,
“you know, i just love, love, love learning.”
and it almost brought me to tears.
—
“the capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”
-brian herbert
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image credit: kobi yamada, apg sales and distribution,
and, the magic has begun.
the kinder find an extended family of roly-poly’s in the trunk of a tree
everyone runs over to see them.
—
“children can see magic because they look for it.”
-christopher moore
some paths just wait to be discovered
—
“we keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things,
because we are curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
-walt disney
—
leslie park, ann arbor,michigan, usa
when you mix a scientist who loves dinos along with little people who also love dinos
you get bursts of curiosity, awe, and excitement on both sides
especially when one the of the kinder mentioned
it was ‘from the jurrasic period’ and another asked if it was ‘an omnivore.’
perfect match.
—
“did you know that the stegosaurus lived further away from the t-rex than we are from the t-rex in time?”
-johan peretti
if you look closely
just to the left
of the little blue suitcase
you’ll find
a curious young boy
hiding amongst
the summer holiday
window display
the best part of it all
safe behind the glass
peeking out into the world
eyes open and full of wonder.
—
“if a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.”
-tom peters
came across this open door
when walking in the park
so many questions.
–
“answers are closed rooms; and questions are open doors that invite us in.”
-nancy willard
—
argo park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – march 2021
each one with her own strength
kinder figure out how to solve the puzzle
by working as a team.
—
‘be curious, not judgmental.’
“curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.”
-bryant h. mcgill
while watching the little league game
i caught a glimmer of shiny blue movement
out of the corner of my eye
and suddenly there appeared
a shimmery mermaid
all scales and tails
coming from far away
skipping onto the field
staying safe in the background
to see just what
this other world was all about
and in an instant
she was skipping off again
returning to the safe world she knew
in the great bathtub sea. 
“it’s fun to peek into other people’s worlds
and see how they go about doing things.”
-norah jones
I didn't have my glasses on.... 