constant discovery

It's hard to believe that my baby is not an "infant" anymore. As he navigates through the world in his new role of "toddler", I feel like I am rediscovering the world around me. I find myself thinking "Yes, I suppose it would be interesting to sit in the sand and repeatedly throw handfuls of it in the air if I had never touched sand before" or "ok, let's read this book for the 12th time in a row because you are absorbing every tiny detail". It's truly amazing to accompany a child in such a constant state of wonder and curiosity. In fact, I recently became a little emotional at the sight of my son witnessing a real train for the first time. He had seen them in books and played with toy trains. But when he saw the real deal and I realized how happy and amazed he became, I was surprised to find myself tearing up. I was witnessing his joy, which then bounced right back to me ten times over like a lightning bolt. That's true love.

Fittingly, the One Word Project word for the month of May is "discover". Play along with us and be sure to add your discovery images to our OWP flickr pool.

Comments

[vivienne]

It sure is beautiful the way the kids in our lives invite us to rediscover the world!
Thanks for sharing this Paige!

[Valerie]

Spending so much time alongside my three year-old has taught me to play in new ways...
http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2012/04/pebbles-play-and-inspiration.html

[Chris]

Love the photo! Amazing perspective!

[Marcie]

Love the photo - your point of view and how you framed it.
Here's my 'discovery' for today. In an among the cat-tails:

http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/5/2/in-between.html

[Sylvia]

love that image, speaks volumes!

[rakusribut]

wonderful shot! so great to witness the joy of discovery....
i was fortunate enough to watch the baby coots discover the world among the reeds and on the water....
http://exploringwithmycamera.blogspot.com/2012/05/coot-stories-life-among-reeds-it-always.html
it was amazing!

[Gabriele]

Your shot is great and it reminds me of a shot on the playground with my granddaughter up on the equipment.
http://backontheflooragain.blogspot.com/2012/04/going-to-kindergarten.html

[Kelsey]

This is so true! Great post and perfect picture!

[tess]

That brings me back to playing on the playground with my kids.

[georgia]

oh, wow, paige! i totally identify with this post, as my little guy is days away from walking and only a month away from turning one year old.

this is precious. and it actually reminds me of the post i just put up tonight... of my son's first experience in the sand... although, he's still apprehensive about the whole thing... a little unsure about just what sand is. so he just sort of stares at it and refuses to touch it at all costs. =)

here is my post.
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2012/05/texture-tuesday-beach-babe.html

wonderful reflection and photo from you here!