{"id":12614,"date":"2018-03-31T10:07:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=12614"},"modified":"2018-03-31T10:08:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T15:08:28","slug":"anticipation-a-photo-story-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2018\/03\/31\/anticipation-a-photo-story-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipation: A photo-story collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

L<\/span>ast week, I introduced a new game <\/a>that my friend and fellow blogger Christine Hennebury<\/a> have been playing. I take a picture and send it to her, and she takes it as inspiration for a piece of flash fiction. I love this photo on its own, because it was random and unposed and real, and some day I’ll miss the days when I look up to see a cardboard box running past. Her story makes it that much more perfect, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

\"Photograph<\/a><\/p>\n

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Anticipation<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know I probably shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t but I keep ordering them online.<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the anticipation that gets me. <\/p>\n

First I never know when my shipment will arrive, that depends on the incubation time, I think. Then, you never know when they will hatch. So you end up just watching the top of that cardboard cube like the miracle within will emerge any second.<\/p>\n

Of course, if I want to meet the hatchling, I have to follow the instructions to the letter – <\/p>\n

1) Remove the packing tape from the box but do not open the flaps.<\/p>\n

2) Leave the box in a warm place – sunlight is ideal but near a heater is fine.<\/p>\n

3) Drop chocolate and fruit in through the feeding chute every second day – they like oranges and Lindt bars best.<\/p>\n

4) Sing or tell stories nearby daily and use a soft voice – that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so the little one feels connected to you.<\/p>\n

5) Leave a plate of chocolate on your kitchen counter – that helps draw the little one out once they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready.<\/p>\n

Then, I wait and I wonder. <\/p>\n

When will they hatch? What adorable \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcgrow-with-me\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 clothes will they be wearing? What snack will draw them out?<\/p>\n

I ache from wanting to open the box early but I know these things have to happen in their own time. <\/p>\n

I wait and wait, and sooner or later, I hear that strange snapping sound of the box-top opening and the slap-slap of those bare feet on my wooden floors. <\/p>\n

That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when I run forward, my heart thumping with joy as I watch my hatchling take their first steps toward the kitchen. <\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just precious, the way they always burst out feet-first and head right for the snacks – their little heads still stuck in their hatching-boxes. It brings tears when I think of it.<\/p>\n

Parenting joy is like no other happiness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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If you’d like to read more of Christine’s writing, visit her site<\/a>. Stay tuned for another new photo and another new story next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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