Sunday, July 17, 2011

so much depends upon a red wagon

bathed in sunlight,
idle in the summer grass.

21 comments:

Arija said...

Absolutely! Our children and grandchildren had them too. Childhood would not be the same without a little red wagon.

irinapictures said...

It looks abandoned. And so beautiful.

Kate said...

But where are the white chickens?

Unknown said...

So cute! Great find.

cieldequimper said...

Do I need children to play?

magiceye said...

:) indeed!

Sharon Creech said...

Such a perfect summery photo and poem . . .

PerthDailyPhoto said...

And it looks like it could be filled with abandoned treasures as well Brattcat, just can't quite make out what they are!

Elenka said...

Have one of those wagons in our garage....collecting dust and odd balls and racquets.
Love your milkweed photo....

Sharon said...

And, this one is just perfect!

Birdman said...

I got one of these too in the garage attic, waiting for another day.

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

This is a classic. I wonder how many people walk by scenes like this and fail to pause to appreciate them because they do not have a camera in hand.

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

excellent image that evokes all types of images and memories

Rob Siemann said...

Nice shot. And, after a short search, looking for an old memory, a vague remembrance, I was surprised by the number of songs about red wagons!

DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...

Beautiful!

VP said...

I had one of these, not much different and it was heavy with my little brother on it!

Jack said...

A red wagon. One of the leading signs of childhood and summer. I hope to see a bike with training wheels before long . . .

Bob Crowe said...

I had one (a Radio Flyer). Obviously you had one. Are they still around?

Carraol said...

Magnificent capture, memories, light and joy!

Cezar and Léia said...

I imagine happy kids playing around this wagon! :)
Léia

Lowell said...

Some of my memories have a little red wagon in them. I also recall visiting many cities in the U.S. in my little red wagon.

Re your comment about thrift shops: On the day I took this photo, I visited three thrift shops. I love thrift shops for the serendipitous potential. But these three were all a terrible disappointment. Most of what they had should have been tossed in the garbage. The rest was in disorganized, dirty heaps. Ugh!

The one pictured didn't look too bad on the outside. Inside was a different story. A miserable mess!