A Child's Simple Fascination With Life

My grandson discovered the small crabs that live under the rocks in Puget Sound, Washington. Watching him as he interacted with the small life forms of the beach was a highlight I not soon forget. after I put the first crab in his hand he must have picked up and checked out 20 to 30 more of them. I was amazed at how careful he was to keep from hurting them. He did want to take some but home but his mother had to explain why that wasn't a good idea and what would happen to the crabs if he tried. after that he was perfectly content to just play with them on the beach.