You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy again.
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Genevan philosopher, 1712-1778
We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up.
~ Phyllis Diller, American comedian, 1917-
Kaiping, 2011
Children's games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play.
~ Michel de Montaigne, French writer, 1533-1592
I captured these children at play in a park in Kaiping a few weeks ago. Linking with Our World Tuesday.
31 comments:
spectacular people watching post. I love these kinds of posts.
Thankfully many of the things that cloud our minds do not cloud a child's mind. They have more important things to do. ~Mary
Aren't they wonderful? I love the little boy in the first two photos.
Statues like these stimulate the imagination, they don't replace it, the way video games do.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
These are great candid photos! I totally agree about kids. They start out full of wonder, joy and openess. Then life slowly beats it out of them. Sad...
These are great captures. So much innocence. Very well taken.
These are wonderful photos and you've created a really interesting post with the quotes. I know it takes time, and you've made another special entry.
Wonderful images of kids having all the fun.
Kids looks very happy and busy playing, it's so nice to be a kid again. LOL! Thanks!
Great photos and wonderful quotes ~ Wisdom comes rather late ~ sometimes ~thanks,namaste, CArol (A Creative Harbor)
Superb, delightful captures, Cisca!! And the perfect words for each one! What a delightful post for the day! I can always use a smile this big to wind down my day! Thank you! Have a beautiful week!
Sylvia
It's really amazing how kids can really be happy with those static rocks which doesn't respond in any way. When i watch kids playing with the hard figure of Jollibee or McDonalds, i can't understand why. It can be better to play with mascots which move and respond to them. But it is fun for adults to observe them!
your photos and selected quotes made me smile. i often observe how serious kids are when they are playing. i wonder why "play" has become something altogether different for adults.:p
How delightful to see the kids act just like kids.
Fantastic post.
And I had forgotten Rousseau's family had fled France for Geneva, before he came back.
Francisca, you have some great photos here today. For someone as old as me childhood is a small portion of my life but they contain some of most happiest carefree fun times.
These shots are some of my favorites of yours. That Phyllis Diller quote is timelessly excellent!
wow so cute and I love they way they hardly notice you....
Veronica
Tassels Twigs and Tastebuds
Those children playing that are frozen in time are delightful statues that trigger the youthful spirit in us all … but especially the truly young!
So true. That boy looks very serious about getting a perfect bubble! :D
What gorgeous shots - I love seeing the joy of children at play.
The children do look so very happy. I think I must be into my second childhood...or maybe I haven't ever left my first one. :))
Wonderful shots! I can almost hear the kids' thoughts as they play with their "solid companions". I love the quotes too.
Nicely captured and said/quoted.
Kids play with anything and anywhere. Girls in my school climb trees.
I once lived behind a school yard. I loved hearing the kids playing at recess. A joyful noise.
Oh, the innocence and playfullness of childhood. If only we could keep it for always, what a different world we would live in...
This is one of those warm and fuzzy posts that pulls at my heartstrings. What a wonderful series of photos to put a smile on a grandmother’s face. I love everything about it including the words. genie
nice pics! :)
Great set of lovely captures!
Very inspired and inspiring photos!
These kids make you smile!! :))
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