"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Sunday, February 16, 2014

Magpie Tales #207 Summer in the City

Universal Studios Lot, Instagram by sessepien

Hot summer days
 Asphalt cools as the sun goes down
 We invent new games
 Until our mothers call us in

Arthur Leipzig's 'Chalk Games'


Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales
Have a great week! 

21 comments:

  1. I like!! So sad kids today prefer to stay indoors and play video games.

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  2. Wistfully nostalgic;excellent.

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  3. Perfect response! Love it.

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  4. pass the chalk..i'm going out there too!!

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  5. Ah, so nice, nostalgic! Let's play! ~ Nice poem for original photo too :)

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  6. Well this afternoon there were lots of little ones outside playing. It was very nice to see.

    Great job.

    Have a fabulous day honey. Big hugs. ♥♥♥

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  7. We used to play all day and well into the night! Those were the days.

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  8. ahh beautiful summer days.. I miss the fun we used to have. Nostalgic write.

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  9. I'm with Berowne ... nostalgic and so warm.

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  10. A nice view from the fire escape.

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  11. My mother grew up in the city (Cincinnati, OH) - I would like to send this post to her if I may? :)

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  12. Yup, those were the days when moms actually felt secure in letting their kids go play outside. I remember.
    Loved the chalk photo to accompany the prompt image, Kathe.

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  13. I grew up in a small town, no asphalt to play games on ... grass had to do. Love how you added the 'old' photo.

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  14. That asphalt could get pretty damn hot!

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  15. Childish creativity , not stymied by mere concrete jungle , so much more powerful a force , cheers Kathe

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  16. Oh shucks, I do recall these days! Street lights just came on, time to go home!

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  17. Lovely, Kathe. I'm standing here in my childhood days ready to play chap-door-run! Imagination was well spent in outdoor days.....

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  18. Such a nostalgic poem...I like it! I remember playing hopscotch in a cul-de-sac as a little girl. So much fun!!

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  19. We played out everyday until mother called us in. Sweet memories. Thanks for sharing this here!

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  20. Ah the joy of outside play until bedtime on long summer evenings.

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  21. lovely! reminds me of my childhood, which wasn't too long ago after all.

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