Week 16
Curious
April 17, 2011
I think we lose some of our curiosity as we grow up. Well, maybe not lose it, but we pretend it gets more sophisticated. Okay, sometimes it really is more sophisticated. But more often than not, I think we just start to worry more about what we already know or what people think of us than allowing ourselves to be curious, to seek out new things. There really is joy in this kind of discovery. Just ask my friends' little girl Maddy, pictured above, reaching out to touch the creature we named "Chester". Chester the Caterpillar. You are watching her just before she was squealing with delight. Really, when's the last time you squealed with delight? It's been awhile for me, I'll tell ya.
How often as an adult have you stopped to touch a caterpillar, just to see what it feels like? Is it prickly? Is it soft? Does it wiggle when you touch it? So many questions.... Maybe you're not curious about a caterpillar, but you kinda think farms are interesting, or plants, or sticky things. Whatever you are curious about, go out and be a kid today. Touch stuff. Learn about something new and don't worry about what the people around you think...besides the police...you can worry about what they think... but otherwise, just go out and explore!
Image taken with Canon 5DMII, 24-70 2.8L lens, 1/1000 sec @f2.8, ISO 400
I think we lose some of our curiosity as we grow up. Well, maybe not lose it, but we pretend it gets more sophisticated. Okay, sometimes it really is more sophisticated. But more often than not, I think we just start to worry more about what we already know or what people think of us than allowing ourselves to be curious, to seek out new things. There really is joy in this kind of discovery. Just ask my friends' little girl Maddy, pictured above, reaching out to touch the creature we named "Chester". Chester the Caterpillar. You are watching her just before she was squealing with delight. Really, when's the last time you squealed with delight? It's been awhile for me, I'll tell ya.
How often as an adult have you stopped to touch a caterpillar, just to see what it feels like? Is it prickly? Is it soft? Does it wiggle when you touch it? So many questions.... Maybe you're not curious about a caterpillar, but you kinda think farms are interesting, or plants, or sticky things. Whatever you are curious about, go out and be a kid today. Touch stuff. Learn about something new and don't worry about what the people around you think...besides the police...you can worry about what they think... but otherwise, just go out and explore!
Image taken with Canon 5DMII, 24-70 2.8L lens, 1/1000 sec @f2.8, ISO 400
I love this....but then again I may be a little biased. :)
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