the kinder team in action on the big dig,
in search of dinosaur bones.
some do the labor,
some supervise.
their dino artifacts go on display
for all to enjoy
in the playground museum.
—
the dinosaur’s eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good,
an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.
– eric johnston
look!
we made a diving board!
and i’m going to try it out!
—
people who don’t take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
people who do take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
-peter drucker
—
credits: gretchen owoki, let the children play
the first sled ride of the year with a pile of my kinders.
nothing i love better
than to see
children, adults, pets, families
in
wagons
strollers
on foot
on bicycles
walking
running
skipping
being carried.
stopping by
to pay a visit
to the fairy garden
in all four seasons.
chatting
playing
smiling
bringing gifts
acting out stories
taking tokens
noting changes
moving things
telling secrets
making memories
leaving special things behind.
spending a little quiet time
with the fairies
before they head
back into life
in a
busy grown-up world.
—
child of the pure, unclouded brow
and dreaming eyes of wonder!
though time be fleet and I and thou
are half a life asunder,
thy loving smile will surely hail
the love-gift of a fairy tale.
– lewis carroll
christmas play
green grass
crinkly fall leaves
swirling pajamas
purple boots
golden ballet slippers
daffodil crown
clear sky above
bright eyes
and
not a snowflake to be found.
why batgirl will always beat wolverine at cards.
j proclaimed,
‘i’m going to swing into magic land.’
we’d been waiting forever
for a chance to play outside in the rain together
there was a fence
branch was weak
chair was shaky
toes were tippy
b created a magic rain slide
“let’s make it soapy”
it was so slippy-flippy
there were great leaps and a great slides
making for
a great afternoon
we got very wet
fell down
slid on the grass
crashed into stuff
got pretty muddy
laughed so hard
best of all
none of us were injured
and it was pure magic.
roald dahl would understand completely.
—-
credits: roald dahl – george’s marvelous medicine
i find there is something very intimate about being
the voice in someone’s ear when they’re driving.
– tim curry
once again
it seemed
like a good idea
at the time.
–
i was seven years old
when my
very cute
neighbor/paper boy
jd
told on me
for riding my bike
where i wasn’t
allowed to be riding
i got caught lying
by my mother
who asked me about it
i never was
a good actress
and there were
consequences
so together
with one of my sisters
and our good friend
we planned
our sweet revenge
in a style
only young children
could create.
–
we would collect
a huge pile of burrs
from the field
behind our houses
hide it in our summer tent
wait for the boys to show up
and
throw it at him
so he’d see who he messed with.
–
but
it took so long
it was such a hot summer day
it was so boring in there
and
i fell asleep in the tent
but somehow curled up
right on our
prickly pile of revenge
and
i woke up
with my hair
horribly embedded
with the all the burrs
so i
burst out crying
walked inside
asking nana
to help me
brush them out
i lost lots of hair
it hurt
it took
what seemed like hours
and
when it was over
my hair resembled
a giant ball of split end fuzz
so i
i went out on the front porch
to relax and eat a popsicle
and saw jd
delivering our paper
and
his hair looked darn good.
–
I didn't have my glasses on.... 