To infinity and beyond…..
Written by John Macpherson“Daddy, daddy, daddy, look look look! Look! There! Look daddy! It’s my name. W for William, there, on the road! LOOK!” said William (aged 3 yrs and 10 months) with great excitement as we cycled along the community woodland bike path.
Whoosh! © John MacPherson
Then pensive for a moment he continued “Daddy, why is there a space rocket there?”
“Well William what noise do rockets make?”
He thought for a moment and said “WHOOOOSH! and maybe WHEEEEEEE! like the fireworks rockets daddy!”
“Yes William, and whoosh and whee begin with a W sound, just like William!”
“Yes daddy W for WHOOSH!”
And so we cycled on accompanied by the delightful wheeeing and whoooshing sound of a small boy being a rocket heading off on his journey to the future.
Author — John Macpherson
John MacPherson was born and lives in the Scottish Highlands. He trained as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, before completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and then qualified as a Social Worker in Disability Services. Along the way he has cooked on canal barges, trained as an Alpine Ski Leader & worked as an Instructor for Skiers with disabilities, been a canoe instructor, and tutor of night classes in carpentry, stained glass design and manufacture, and archery. He has travelled extensively on various continents, undertaking solo trips by bicycle, or motorcycle. He has had narrow escapes from an ambush by terrorists, been hit by lightning, caught in an erupting volcano, trapped in a mobile home by a tornado, kidnapped by a dog's hairdresser, rammed by a basking shark and was once bitten by a wild otter. He has combined all this with professional photography, which he has practised for over 35 years. He teaches photography and acts as a photography guide & tutor in the UK and abroad. His biggest challenge is keeping his 30 year old Land Rover 110 on the road. He loves telling and hearing stories.
Discussion (3 Comments)
Children’s perceptions are so fascinating. I saw a frog so thought William might have been jumping and hopping!
Frog? What the F is that all about…..!
Sorry couldn’t resist it! Yes, children can really surprise you! And William does it a lot.
“Sky (W)rockets in flight…afternoon delight!…”