Being out of the classroom for the last two years has been challenging. The adult world that I occupy day in and day out does not allow for many opportunities to relate with children – I miss sharing space and time with them. “Little birds”, a photo blog by Stephanie Cogdon Barnes, has been an inspiration — Stephanie takes lovely photographs, yes – but it is the way she captures childhood in those photographs that I appreciate the most.

As I sit here in my Paris apartment with my computer, notes scattered around me – collecting ideas for the early childhood curriculum I am working on – I find the above photo comforting and encouraging, simply because it reminds me of the natural curiosity that children possess.

Thank You Stephanie (and crew)