We had our annual Halloween block party at
Common Grounds a few days ago. One of the reasons we host the event (aside from the fact that it's just fun to hang out together!) is that the neighborhood kids don't go out trick-or-treating. It's not safe to do so in the neighborhood. I love that this silly little carnival creates a space for our kids to engage, for a moment, in childhood. There is something utterly profound in the simplicity of a ring toss game, face painting, and of course the dispersement of treats. It's being smack dab in the middle of love in action. It's watching those stubborn walls that divide class, race, and status be chipped away and destroyed. It's witnessing joy.
Lomax and his goosebumps...
Mr.Kevin quietly observing.
Momma T absorbed in a sweet moment.
Yasmin and sister. They love it when I bring the camera out. They set up mini shoots where I am instructed to take picture after picture, until they
finally decide I have taken a worthy shot.
The tot, getting in on the action too!
Joy.
Simple pleasures.
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