It had rained heavily the night before, which is rare where we live in southern California. The next morning, as the sun was peeking through billowy clouds, my four-year-old son and I set out for a walk to enjoy the clean, moist air. Before too long we came to a great puddle in the middle of the sidewalk. It must have been three feet across and several inches deep. I immediately avoided the pool of water, circling easily around one side where there was higher ground. Upon reaching the other side, I looked back and there was my boy staring curiously at me as if he could not believe what I had just done. ... more