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At daybreak, even before sunrise, the children’s stepmother came and woke the two children. "Get up, you lazybones!” she said, shaking them roughly. “We are going into the woods to fetch wood." Then she gave each one a little piece of bread, saying, "Here is something for midday. Don't eat it any sooner, for you'll not get any more."
Grethel put the bread under her apron, because Hänsel's pockets were full of stones. Then all together they set forth into the woods. After they had walked a little way, Hänsel began stopping again and again and looking back toward the house.
The father said, "Hänsel, why are you stopping and looking back? Pay attention now, and don't forget your legs."
"Oh, father," said Hänsel, "I am looking at my little white cat that is sitting on the roof and wants to say good-bye to me."
The stepmother said, "That isn't your cat, you stupid little fool! That is simply the morning sun shining on the chimney. Now come along, before I take a switch to you!"
However, Hänsel had not been looking at his cat but instead had been dropping the shiny pebbles from his pocket onto the path.
‘Hänsel and Grethel’ by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 15th of March is "natural stones". A stone is what you typically pick up and hold. A stone is much smaller than a rock, meaning that it is moveable, such as cobbles and pebbles. In this case, I have picked up a pebble that washed into my garden from the property next door to mine. They have a path made of natural stones that runs along the edge of where our properties join. It seemed like a pretty and interesting stone, which I thought perfect for this week’s theme. I hope that you do too, and that it makes you smile!
Textural details dot the copper-clad exterior of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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Plastic closed cell foam toy aka Floam. This is basically different size balls of closed cell plastic foam held together by a sticky plastic. Think of a Rice Crispy treat only with plastic instead of cereal and marshmallows. It is surprisingly fun to play with despite being recommended for 3+ years. Well I guess I'm 3+...++++++
Viewed through the bubbles and ripples of an old pane of window glass, abstracted shapes and colours fill the frame. An orange square of light glows through a small window in the side of an adjacent building. Pale early morning light washes the sky above in light blue. The texture of the glass in the foreground further abstracts the forms of the scene beyond, softening edges and mixing light and shadow throughout.
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