The Thrill Of Discovery

Through the eyes of babies and children

Photo by Daniel Thomas on Unsplash

There’s a beautiful framed print hanging in my bedroom that I’ve had for more than twenty years. It’s by the American artist Robert Duncan, entitled Mother and Son. A young mother in a long white nightgown, her reddish-brown hair tucked up messily, holds a baby up to a window. The baby, wearing footie pajamas, is transfixed by whatever it is that he sees outside, a mystery to the…