My Little Girl @ The Castle
Last friday, during my daughter’s ‘March Break’ from kindergarten, I sent her on a day trip to Casa Loma in Toronto.
Casa Loma
Organized by the local daycare, the bus trip was hard to resist, costing parents the grand sum of one dollar. To tell you the truth, I was a bit jealous—it’s been decades since I visited this grand castle estate. I decided to buy Deirdre a disposable camera for the occasion, and to be honest, I figured that she’d use up the photos on her friends…and probably long before the bus even arrived in the city. I was so wrong.
When I picked up the film today, I was impressed at some of the things she’d found interesting enough to snap a picture of, and thought I’d share a few of those pics with you:
Deirdre told me that she would like to have a bedroom like this someday. I believe this is Sir Henry Pellatt’s suite, as Lady Pellatt’s room is very dainty and Wedgewood blue. I’d prefer this style myself. She also spied the rather shapely silver server in a display of militaria. For a five year-old, you have to admit the kid has pretty good taste…I think she’s been stealing peeks at the ‘oak pornography’ magazines her parents have hidden under the bed (Old House Interiors, American Bungalow, etc.).
Another thing she zeroed in on was the garden landscape architecture (too bad the flowers aren’t in bloom; the gardens there are really spectacular), and thinks we should do something like this in our backyard (currently a mess from constructing the addition…we’ve been talking about how we’re going to landscape around the house). Uhhh…sure.
Sometimes, your child surprises you in wonderful ways—I had no idea that she was really paying attention to these kinds of things.
Wow! Quite the little photographer! I’m not only impressed with her choice of subject, but how well they came out! You go, Deirdre!
Comment by Maria — March 24, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
Our kids have discovered the digital camera and I’ll let them snap away. (It doesn’t cost a thing to delete the gratuitous shots) But they do come up with some interesting views of the world!
Comment by ben — March 24, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
I remember visiting Casa Loma on a high school choir trip to Toronto back in ‘93. I was taking a photography independent study at the time, so I know I’ve got some pictures of it in an old album somewhere…
Comment by Josh — March 24, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
I’m so impressed! When I was that age I took pictures of my dolls. I have a little photo album filled with odd pictures of dolls and lawns.
Comment by Laurie — March 24, 2006 @ 6:24 pm
woah! i totally remember going to casa loma in grade school too! v.cool pics deirdre! we often let the kids have the digital camera for fiddlin’ with at home. actually we have a 35mm made for kids made by Chicco. there’s a smiley face that flashes where the lens is when the trip is pushed halfway so the subject knows where to look… it’s so neat and all the kids love it!
Comment by deb — March 24, 2006 @ 10:56 pm