See saw, Margery Daw,
Jacky shall have a new master:
Jacky must have but a penny a day
Because he can work no faster.
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Mother Goose – Volland Popular Edition.
Edited by Eulalie Osgood Grover.
Illustrated by Frederick Richardson.
Published by P. F. Volland Company: New York, Chicago & Toronto. 1921.
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I wish I could have a penny for see-sawing. LOL
You seem to be a see saw kind of person – even if it isn’t on a see saw, I hope you have fun today!
Elephant
I’m not sure what you mean, a see-saw kind of person. Do you mean I like childish things? I do like to play with my kids. 🙂 I expect to have fun today, and I hope you do, as well. 🙂
I imagine you like to be outside (because of your beautiful photos), enjoy the garden (you photograph and write about gardens), and play! I think of you enjoying yourself – this seemed like a very enjoyable see saw in a pretty place.
Childish? No, I think you can appreciate life’s joys both small and large. I didn’t think about any other meanings of see saw – it could be an odd comment. But it was just the notion that you would enjoy playing on a see saw in a beautiful place on a fall day – or watching your kids there.
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Elephant, You are so right! Yes, I do love being outside, and I have played with all three of my kids on a see saw, once all three at the same time. 🙂 Cheers, Brenda
What a great feeling this illustration has. Last few moments outside on a fall evening.
YES! That is exactly what I wanted to show – the last bit of fall! Thank you!! Plus, again we have a simple see saw and I know that gives you a bit of a thrill.
Hi Ho,
Elephant
Yes, I didn’t mention the seesaw but I did notice it.
This picture reminds me of when I was a little girl, and we lived out in the country, and in the fall every afternoon we could get outside was important since we knew that soon it would get too cold…
Jack and John seem to be quite interchangeable in these old rhymes. Is John a more European choice and Jack a more American?
I don’t know how these names break down?? Jack seems a catchall for so many names – silly!
Elephant
The color of the grass is so pretty. Too bad the kids are playing on such a dangerous thing.
They will be fine! But nice of you to worry about them.
Elephant