Tuesday, March 9, 2010

digging in



i love how children just are out there, leaving it to us, the adults, to fight the worries of thorns on the ground, snakes in the grass, ticks in the trees, too little clothes, too much sun, and on and on. but they don't have concerns, only the moment.





for the past week they have had a blast down by the field where some workers fixing a water pipe left a huge pile of dirt.

it's a slide, a mountain in the jungle, a plain, you name it. their clothes are dirty when the sun sets and we drag them to the shower. and we have had an incident of me getting...upset (to put it mildly) because they disappeared just before we had to leave the house for dinner this friday. and i found them, in the jungle, sliding down the mountain, looking like they really had been living in the jungle for weeks, dirt all over the clean, nice clothes, i had just managed to get them into. deep breath.






but later i smiled, because i really do love how they dig into it, the dirt, the ground, the outdoor life, my bare feet boys.

24 comments:

  1. love the collage!
    love the pics of your boys!
    lovely post...

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is just the childhood, the perfect childhood.♥♥♥♥♥♥
    Lucky boys to have such a mother.
    Deep breath.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ahhh... those big beautiful brown eyes. I can see how they can add a smile to your day and it all falls into place. Enjoy my friend. xo

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lovely post Trinsch - you're raising your boys exactly how little boys should be raised! Being the mother of boys brings me to breathing deep daily too but I wouldn't have it any other way ;)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Marvelous post! Brought a tear to my eye and cheer to my day! I've had 8 dirt covered little boys in my life...2 sons 6 grandsons! Loved each and everyone of your photos.
    ♥ Wanda

    ReplyDelete
  6. I can't help myself from saying it over and over again - your photos are e x q u i s i t e! That face!!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wonderful photos. I could feel the jungle drums...:)
    I love. Love that collage. It is wonderful!
    I should record this post for when I have children. It is a good reminder to just let them be carefree. I keep forgetting that it is too easy to be rigid, and that washers get out most stains.
    XO
    Andrea

    ReplyDelete
  8. This looks like so much FUN!!! A real Huck Finny childhood! Gorgeous pics and GORGEOUS collage! You're so talented!

    ReplyDelete
  9. beautiful pictures, the portrait is amazing! we could all need some more mud wrestling...

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow happy beautiful photos! And love those collages, so great Trine! xo

    ReplyDelete
  11. Isn't this what makes living far away in a rural area really worth it:)? Love your collage.

    ReplyDelete
  12. oh yes, children know how exactly how to time their play in the dirt! it's always right before you have to go somewhere where they need to look nice!

    ReplyDelete
  13. What a great pictures! Love to make your own world..nothing like imagination. What a beautiful boys you have.
    You put a smile on my face this morning and you inspires me to get dirty this day!
    Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  14. aaaahhhhh that's allot of dirt, but i bet they had fun, love all the photos :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Hi, I wanted to let you know of a really worthy project my friends and I are working on. We are trying to get 150 followers on our blog, if we reach this goal, the children of our local adoption home for childrens home society, will get a shopping spree for things needed like socks, art supplies ect.
    So if you could please help us we would really appreciate it
    http://www.teenagemind359.blogspot.com/
    p.s Beautiful pictures! i love the children in them.. it reminds me of my childhood

    ReplyDelete
  16. he Trinsch, did you not join them? bare footed, dirty, dreaming, playing and getting mud in your ears and nose?
    :) beautiful photo's.

    ReplyDelete
  17. this is paradise!
    these images remind me of my own childhood:)
    the photos are sublime, love your barefeet boys

    ReplyDelete
  18. I want to be a kid again!!! beautiful pics beautiful boys!

    ReplyDelete
  19. This made me smile wide. I love that you are in tune with your kids and getting messy is all part of the fun.

    ReplyDelete
  20. love this post :)
    am sure that there are 3 little people here who would love to play bare feet with your boys

    ReplyDelete