Shapes at the Animal Fair

I looked for some shapes at the animal fair,
And I found lots of triangles most ev'rywhere.
A triangle nose was just right for a cat,
And so were the triangle wings of the bat.
A cow had one smack on the snout of her face,
And a Dachshund pup had them all over the place.
The Dalmatian had two: one her eye, one her ear,
And the mantis' whole head was one, when I got near.



When the triangle-armed kangaroo made me stare,
I thought it was time that I looked for a square.












So I ran and I searched 'til my face was all red,
But I found just one dog with a square for a head.



Two circles I found-- then my car, if you please.
















Like the round dog and cat I curled up for some zeez.




















Thank you to this photographer for the cow with the triangle on its snout, to this photographer for the cat with the triangle nose,, to this photographer for the dog curled up into a circle, to this photographer for the square-headed dog, to this photographer for Gina the dachshund of many triangles, to this photographer for the triangular kangaroo, to this photographer for the cat curled up into a circle, to this photographer for the triangular mantis, to this photographer for the bat and to this photographer for the sleeper on the blue car. My apologies to the photographer of the beautiful dalmation, whose credits I could not locate again after they were deleted by the blog program. Poem by Donnell Allan.

Guess my Treat

dia das crianças..
Originally uploaded by jojocake

There is something special that I like to eat.
It's creamy. It's dreamy. It's my fav'rite treat.
My mom says it's "dairy" and comes from a cow;
Like ice cream and milk do, but I don't see how.
It's raspberry, strawberry, cherry and lime,
And I like to eat it most all of the time.
So cool and so smooth; from a bowl or a cup;
I scoop with my spoon and soon eat it all up.

Do you know what it is?
Do you like it, too?
Come over to my house;
I'll share some with you.




(Click on the picture for photo credits. Poem by Donnell Allan.)

Push or Ride?

Sometimes I like to make things go,
Sometimes to be inside.

Which is the most fun, do you think:
To push a cart, or ride?



Johanns pushing stroller at Sans Souci from meetdux on Vimeo.

Thank you to this photographer for the boy pushing the train, and to this photographer for the boy in a box. Poem by Donnell Allan.

My Delicious Day

Alone Time
Originally uploaded by lewisriley

One day I ate breakfast and ran outside
And I played in the pink of the dawn.

I stayed and I played 'til the sun was high,
Then I lunched on the prickly lawn.

And on still I played in the evening shade;
And I dined when the sun was gone.

Then under the moon and the stars, in the cool,
I just drank up the night and played on.

When finally worn out and headed for bed,
As I swallowed my milk with a yawn,

I so happily thought of the delicious day
I'd be building my dreams all upon.


(Click on the picture for photo credits. Poem by Donnell Allan.)

Space Explorer

Space Explorer
Originally uploaded by pholkartblessings

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What color?

What color?
Originally uploaded by surgeon_asim

The Thinker...

The Thinker...
Originally uploaded by law_keven

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cluck cluck little quilt

cluck cluck little quilt
Originally uploaded by egg money

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Girl in a Big Hat

Lisa
Originally uploaded by jurek d.

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Bubble Boy

bubble boy
Originally uploaded by zachstern

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Kate's Pretty Photographs

Hats

Thank you to Leonid Mamchenkov for the girl in the red cap, Sukanto Debnath for the girl in the blue fur hat, Flip-Flop for the girl in the straw hat, thath for the boys in the US flag hats, tabrandt for the boy in the red hat, falsalama for the boy in the fur cap and SpeakerX for the girl in the pink hat.

House Built upon a Rock

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Crayons

Thank you to Chris Metcalf for the picture.

Mister House Head

Thank you to this photographer for the picture.

Through the Forest

Thank you to this photographer.

Guess the Song

[Thank you to the following from deviantart.com: Raev for the head, Alec Twin for the shoulders, Etoile-Bleue for the knees, Yaninah for the toes, Ronjana for the eyes, Emochick91 for the ears, Hoschie-Stock for the mouth, and Rabastan for the fabulous nose.]

Polar Bear with a Big Red Ball

Thank you to this photographer.

Boys Floating

Thank you to this photographer.

Birthday Cupcake

Thank you to this photographer for the birthday cupcake.

Toy Train

Thank you to this photographer for the toy train.

Big Red Button

Thank you to this photographer.

Many Children

Thank you to this photographer.

"Little Rain" by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (page 37)

When I was making myself a game
Up in the garden, a little rain came.

It fell down quick in a sort of rush,
And I crawled back under the snowball bush.

I could hear the big drops hit the ground
And see little puddles of dust fly round.

A chicken came till the rain was gone;
He had just a very few feathers on.

He shivered a little under his skin,
And then he shut his eyeballs in.

Even after the rain had begun to hush
It kept on raining up in the bush.

One big flat drop came sliding down,
And a ladybug that was red and brown

Was up on a little stem waiting there,
And I got some rain in my hair.













Thank you to this photographer for the Ginger the chicken, to this photographer for the snowball bush, to this photographer for the ladybug, to this photographer for the boy with wet hair, and to this photographer for the picture of the raindrops on the grass.

A Boy and His Bat

Thank you to this photographer.

Toy Truck

Thank you to this photographer.

Ethan Puts His Lip Back in and Smiles

Ethan with Uncle Joseph and Aunt Jessica. Just when they thought they would get a picture of the three of them looking sad . . .

Hot Dogs

Thank you to this photographer.