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
following the kinders
as they walk out
of one open blue door
and step into the space
that lies in between
and toward another.
—
“there are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.”
-jim morrison
two of my grandies at the detroit zoo
experiencing the butterfly house
firsthand
and finding
just who exactly
is patiently sitting with them
waiting for his identity to be discovered. 
“wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table.
even a tiny fleck of it stops time.”
― Diane Ackerman
the busy work of designing and building
the playground bridge and dam
a bigger project than the panama canal.
—
“i’m in an agreeable state: busy, enthusiastic, curious.”
-isabelle adjani
pre-kinder decides to see what’s in front of her.
—
“sometimes the most beautiful things are in front of our eyes,
and we don’t even notice because we’re either too busy or too afraid to take a closer look.”
― katja michael
I didn't have my glasses on.... 