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It took us 45 minutes to walk to the park yesterday. The park that is less than a block away. That’s because…

there were light posts, two of them, to look at and bang.

doors to knock on.

yards to wander through.

flowers to smell, and he didn’t leave out a single variety.

houses to visit.

fences to climb.

shadows to study.

gates to clank.

signs to hide behind.

stairs to climb.

and, then, to rest upon.

but, once the park was in sight. It was all business.

he knew just what he wanted.

to play with the gate, of course.

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  • Virginia

    Ewan reminds us all that it is not only the destination that deserves our attention; it is the journey that is also to be savored. Nice job teaching us grown-ups.

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  • http://borninjapan.net Danielle

    Kids are always doing that, aren’t they. We think we are the ones to teach them, I think we are usually wrong.

    So, what have your big kids taught you lately?

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  • http://www.danielleathome.wordpress.com DanielleAtHome?

    I think our children are kindred spirits. Just a quick trip around the block to let the dog relieve himself takes 30 minutes and often ends with me and the dog sitting on the sidewalk while she retraces her steps to and from the neighbor’s house sixteen times :) Love toddler-hood.

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