Thursday, July 26, 2007

kids playing



For the last two afternoons I have taken care of my two young grandchildren. Our street now has a collection of young boys who race around on scooters and bikes yelling and singing. the kids are learning about neighborhoods. It's safe here, they can go to different houses and yards without a play date being set up. They tell stories, beg for candy, squirt water bottles at each other, create club houses, oblivious of the adults. It's as if we are invisible to them. Some of the adults meet at the edge of the street and watch in wonder at the vitality of these kids. We hold our breaths until the exciting play becomes too much and hungry crying kids have to come home. It's hard to tell when enough is enough.

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