Photo shoot. It’s been a while since I’ve attended an architectural photo shoot. There is a strange satisfaction in locating angles and fixing furniture… Traverse Academy. The project subject of the the aforementioned photo shoot is Traverse Academy. The firm I work for does a lot of schools—but this is the one I’m most proud … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (10/23/23)
Tag: toddlers
On miller moths and toddlers
The other morning my toddler and I were washing our hands in the bathroom when a small something flitted out from behind the mirror. "Bug! Bug! Bug!" he cried, and nearly fell off the stepstool. Wary of inciting any nascent phobia insects—a phobia I'm half-sure lies dormant within most of us, entomologists excepted—I stilled him … Continue reading On miller moths and toddlers
On not knowing what a truck is
An increasing amount of what I say to my toddler consists of explanations and clarifications. This is that. No, this is actually that. This does that. This is that other thing over there. It's when you start offering true first principles explanations for the world that you realize how obscenely complicated things are. It's a … Continue reading On not knowing what a truck is
On learning to pay a different type of attention to toddlers
As my first kiddo crosses the threshold from baby to to toddler, I've been pondering what that transition means as a parent. The biggest shift I sense is the type of attention you give them. With a newborn (and later an older baby), a parent's attentional powers have pretty a clear directive: Keep this child … Continue reading On learning to pay a different type of attention to toddlers
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