Playground Bubble

When I was a kid, playgrounds consisted of gray, twisted metal structures. Sometimes we'd see color painted on wooden teeter-totters or merry-go-rounds. The ones we have now look a bit like a child's fantasy, and when I first saw one, I wished I wasn't grown up. Their bright chunks of plastic and ubiquitous presence will be a part of our zeitgeist. One thing that will never change is that kids are going to walk up a slide, climb, and see one another simply as children.