Afternoon Sparkles

One of the things I like best about children is their sense of wonderment about everything.  To a child, life does not yet have the "film of familiarity," and things as simple as dust particles in the air become objects of attraction.

Here, Little Ted chases dust that has caught the light of the afternoon sun.  While his mommy would view the dust as an annoyance at best, he sees it as a "companionable form," a playmate of sorts.  And in that moment, nothing could make him happier than chasing the sparkles in the room.