B is For…

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 Now summer has decided to make an appearance, we’ve been taking advantage of the warm weather. It started with a trip to the beach with the Eldest who was visiting and who kindly appointed me as camera man for his surfing antics.

Then we all travelled south to spend more time with Grandotty. At 16 months her vocabulary is obviously limited, but it is amazing how much of life can be condensed down to “more” and “gone.” She also provided an incisive perspective on living in the moment. When you are coerced by a tiny tot into noticing and acknowledging every bird and bug, with a pointed finger and either a “bir” or a “bu”, you begin to be so much more aware of the world around you. I’ve stared with avid interest at a snail crawling along the patio edge, watched a bee on a garden lily, spotted a spider in the corner and lost count of the number of pigeons I’ve waved my index finger at with glee. They all move on to an accompaniment of “gone” and a plea for “more.”

As an adult, the joy of the familiar fades. Through a child’s eyes, the myriad of flies hovering in the heat and birds soaring in the sky, resurrects that feeling of awe and somehow, and for hours every day, it seems as if there’s nothing so important as where to get the best view of as many winged or multi-legged creatures as possible. I am so lucky in retirement to have found my very own wonderment coach!



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Treaders said…
I can't believe she's 16 months already!!! Hasn't time flown! But isn't it nice that you have the time and patience to go at a child's pace and look in awe at that snail!
25 June 2024 at 08:01
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