"Put your feet in the mud -- it feels good"

My little one has to sense everything with his toes, hands, mouth, etc. He's fond of climbing in the bin of birdseed at Grammy's house, sitting in the seeds, sifting them through his hands, and sliding his feet up and down in it. He has so many rituals at her house. Every time I am there to see them wander around together, I am amazed by her endless creativity, vision, patience and beauty. She makes the world anew each day for this little guy. Here he is emptying water from the caladium leaves and, of course, feeling the mud. Thank you Mom for inspiring such a full-bodied love of nature in our boy.