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.
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“did you know that the stegosaurus lived further away from the t-rex than we are from the t-rex in time?”
-johan peretti
in talking with the grandies
about all the excitement leading up to christmas eve
i soon realized
that i was even excited for the eve before that eve
because i know what comes next
and it just grows from there.
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“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”
– Fred Rogers
free movie night at campus martius park in detroit
safe, distanced, well-planned
the little one soon had her own plan
drawn in
she moved right up front by the screen
enthralled
laughing, dancing, twirling
throwing spells along with elsa from ‘frozen 2’
until she became a part of the movie.
—
“true enthusiasm is a fine feeling whose flash I admire wherever I see it.”
-charlotte bronte
“i love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence
and just about everything that goes along with christmas. “
-hillary scott
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photo credit: juniper fox
the children run as fast as they can
to see their new playground
for the very first time.
every day should have a moment like this.
—
with time, many of the facts I learned were forgotten
but I never lost the excitement of discovery.
-paul berg
I didn't have my glasses on.... 