Sharing thoughts

Yesterday afternoon the Lark and I took a walk and he shared lots of thoughts with me--about a "bunch of geese," a fire engine sign, and a bare rose bush, among other things. He stopped to examine the bare rose bush. He was looking at it and touching it, apparently trying to figure out what it was. Then he surprised himself by pricking his finger on a thorn. He laughed and said, "don't hurt your little finger." Then he looked at me triumphantly and declared, "it's a rose bush." The thorn had provided the clue he needed.

When we got home we watched a bit of Mary Poppins. Only recently has the Lark been willing to watch anything other than the Wiggles and Blue's Clues. This new interest in moveis is a sign that his narrative comprehension is improving! He's trying really hard to understand what's going on. He checks his understanding by making comments and asking questions. When the characters in Mary Poppins jumped into the chalk picture, the Lark asked Tony, "what is it?" Tony said, "they jumped into the picture." The Lark thought about this and then said, "on Mary Poppins they jump into a picture." He also said, "Mary Poppins is like the Wizard of Oz" (one of the few other movies he's seen). And it's true. They both have lots of music and lots of magical things happening. The Lark is especially interested in magical scenes--people flying, the nursery cleaning itself up, etc.