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05-SEP-2011

Detour, Cuenca, Ecuador, 2011

I noticed a splash of soapy water emerge from a shop’s open doorway, and then flowing across the sidewalk into the gutter.
I photographed numerous people stepping through and around the mess. This one was my favorite, largely because the little girls were dressed in matching costumes for their opening day of school. Their mother spotted the soapy puddle just in time, and carefully guides her children around it. (I get the feeling that the little girls would have enjoyed splashing through it, disregarding its effect on their shiny new shoes.)

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Phil Douglis05-Nov-2011 20:05
Yes, a matter of good parenting vs kids wanting to be kids is at the heart of this image, Carol. As I noted in my caption, I am sure that if mom was not running the show here, the kids would have been delighted to slip and slide through the soapy water just for the sheer joy of it.
Carol E Sandgren05-Nov-2011 19:20
The effect of good parenting.... nice to see the mother accompanying the younger girls instead of letting them go on their own.... where they'd probably opt to splash in that soapy mess anyway!
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