Thursday, April 8, 2010

Park Presents

It's so lovely outside that I decided to go to the park and leave little presents for everyone!
I got chalk for the kids,

Tennis balls for the dogs,

and flowers for the adults.

Although, they look quite happy playing with the chalk!

111 comments:

  1. I could only see the last pic!!

    There's a message in the other pic's frames, that the picture is currently unavailable - Flickr

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  2. SO sweet! What a lovely, thoughtful act of kindness.
    Hugs!!
    xo Jenny

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  3. I love this! I so would have played with the chalk too!!

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  4. What an amazing person you are :)

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  5. awwwww that is so sweet and kind! :D
    xxx

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  6. I would took a flower, and write in the floor," Katie, you rock!"

    Kisses Dear!

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  7. just delightful! what a fabulous idea.

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  8. Katie, your ideas are so continuously original and sweet and awesome that I want to "borrow/steal" them and share it with my town, too. :) It's stealing for the good, I swear.

    Toast with Charmalade

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  9. you inspire me to be a better person!

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  10. Sooo sweet. I want to live near you!!

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  11. You are so inspiring! It seems like everything you do brings happiness to people all around you. And that's a very special thing. :))

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  12. such lovely presents :) love love love the chalks!

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  13. You are an amazing person, i would like to meet you. You do wonderful things for people. You are my hero and i really would love to be like you.

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  14. This is such an fantastic idea. Your neighbourhood is so fortunate to have a bright shining star like you! You are so inspiring!

    xo alittlereverie.blogspot.com

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  15. what an amazing idea! i want to do this someday..

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  16. how fun. you are inspiring me to create my own version of happy!

    xo

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  17. As always, simply adorable.

    Yesterday I blew bubbles outside my apartment window to see if people would notice. =)

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  18. How fun- that could make anyone smile!

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  19. Sooooo Much FUN!!! I would definitely have played with the chalk! There are green chalk footprints all over my garden, inspired by you! xx

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  20. Awww thats so sweet of you Katie :)
    LOVE !!!

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  21. This is so sweet! I love it!

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  22. I wuold love to draw a smiling doll and your Moo on the ground too! :)

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  23. I love how your photos always brighten my day! Awesome!
    Thank you!

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  24. What a great idea!!! Did people take the flowers or did they think they cost money?

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  25. WOOOW!!

    It looks so cool!!!

    i wish i lived by...So SO SOOOO MUCH FUN!

    :)

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  26. You are the cutest! What a sweet act of kindness & how fun!! :)

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  27. Is this McGolrick?!

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  28. Thank you for making the world a better place. I also want to applause the adults who took the time to play.

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  29. Thank you for all your sunshine that you spread, it is so wonderful!! You make my heart so happy! XXOOX

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  30. i love this! :) happy sunshine day!

    www.lookalittlecloser.com/blog

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  31. You are all so sweet, thank you!

    @Sarah B- Yes it is! Everything is still there so go grab some flowers! =)

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  32. fantabulous idea!! makes me want to find some chalk and draw outside. :)

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  33. Wow, so ready for summer looking at the first pic!! Love the red flowers in the background, it's such a great contrast with the blue infront.

    www.kellynicky.blogspot.com

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  34. Oh that looks like a ton of fun! How sweet of you!

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  35. Everyone has the ability to brighten someone's day, you actually make it happen. I love this!

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  36. Your ideas always make me smile!

    xx

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  37. Brilliant, what a great gift!!!

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  38. SO GREAT! props to you me lady.

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  39. what a great idea! i would have been out there drawing on the sidewalk, too.

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  40. your fun happy self makes me smile, thank you :)

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  41. That is amazing what a lovely idea. I love how the "adults" love the chalk! Your so very inspiring Katie!

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  42. you are super awesome and super lovely, katie!! you are such an inspiration, and i'm planning to do "little surprises" where i live now ... :D

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  43. ooohh.. they're lucky to have such colorful Santa Clause like youuuu.. I wish I were there I'd like to have the flower and the chalk. oh.

    thepicnicgirl.blogspot.com

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  44. Great idea! These present're simple but wonderful!
    Your photos are really so delightful:-)

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  45. Oh what a wonderful idea! Spring has inspired me to start leaving tiny gifts for people to brighten their day, like an index card sized watercolor painting or like you, a flower! So lovely. I'm also having a giveaway over at my blog if you're interested! http://tangibleingredients.blogspot.com/2010/04/birthday-etsy-giveaway.html

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  46. I totally love this idea! You're fabulous!

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  47. this is so awesome!
    thanks for making the world a better place!

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  48. what a delight! you make the best good surprises.

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  49. What a lovely idea... chalk is still the best toy for children and adults!

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  50. wow!i'd love to see something like these in my neighborhood, it's a fantastic idea!!

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  51. Every suburb needs its very own Katie!

    xx Kit

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  52. That's such a lovely thing to do! :)

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  53. Oh that's so happy and kind!!! Really made me smile :)

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  54. You are the best one! You are giving happyness to all the people!

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  55. I love how your creativity gives happiness and playfulness to others!

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  56. aww you are so sweet! I wanna be just like you when I grow up! ;) xo

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  57. The sweetest little idea ever. :) <3

    (I'd do the same thing if I had the courage :))

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  58. This is a very cute and awesome idea. I'd go for the chalk myself. :)

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  59. all see very fun!! i like the chalk!!! see you my friend katie!! i whis you have a very fun day!!

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  60. you made my day...and may I "copy" your idea in Paris ?????
    thanks so much katie
    Fati

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  61. Oh Katie,
    You are like my most favoritest person ever. I wish we were friends.

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  62. Oh, I love this idea!!! I would definitely be playing with the chalk!

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  63. Can you move to Dallas please!? How fun!

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  64. You are seriously the coolest person around!

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  65. i wish i would have seen those, so cool!

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  66. I would definitly enjoy the chalk as well!

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  67. Sweetest thing on a person. Wish i lived near to you to play with the chalk and take a flower! You rock.

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  68. OMG!!!
    Awesome idea!!!
    Ilove it!!
    Can i do the same thing at my park??

    Cheryn
    I Can't Sew

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  69. that is awesome! i am definitely going to have to start following your blog for a daily dose of sweetness and cheer!

    thank you,
    tara
    http://elanvitalanthology.blogspot.com

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  70. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen. I love it. Did you come up with this idea all on your own or did you read it or see it somewhere? It's such a good idea and totally sweet.

    I wish there were more Katies like you in the world - it would definitely be a happier and brighter place.

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  71. This is seriously outrageous and fabulous.
    Love it ~ you are an inspiration.

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  72. This looks like so much fun!! I would have totally gone for the chalk as well.. :)

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  73. Hey, I hope you dont mind but I wrote about this post in my blog because it cheered me up so much hehe! http://katslimbo.blogspot.com/2010/04/park-presents.html

    Hope thats OK!! Lovely idea :)

    Kat xx

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  74. Your blog never fails to make me remember That the world is still a wonderful place to live with plenty of amazingly generous people in itdespite all of the bad elements and it always puts a huge smile on my face alongside my restored faith. Thank you.

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  75. The chalk idea was absolutely amazing. Such a cute thing to do :)
    keep spreading the joy and happiness.

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  76. wow this is such a cute idea.. u are so amazing ^^

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  77. Your posts always brighten my day. Thank you for being a constant bright spot on an otherwise consistently crappy existence.
    xoxo
    Z

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  78. Such a wonderful idea! I would love to find some chalk and just be a little girl again drawing rainbows on the streets. (:

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  79. What a fantastic idea! :).

    I would definitely play with the chalk!

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  80. That's so sweet & thoughtful...
    Makes one wish more people were like you :)

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  81. That is so sweet and nice of you. Anyway, those are wonderful shots.

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  82. This is truly wonderful...I need to visit NY one of these days and play with the chalk!...maybe steal a flower as well :D

    PS- I visit your blog all the time, and it is the one place I know I can go to put a smile on my face (I've got some friends that are now avid followers as well!)

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  83. what a beautyful thing to do! Bless you!

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  84. i love this! it's so fun and thoughtful! :] i bet it made a lot of people's day!

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  85. love this! hope you don't mind that I shared this on my blog! thanks for being so inspiring.

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  86. WOW! You're such a great person. Wish we had more of that kind of people <3

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  87. Youre the sweetest, most random person. I loveeee your blog, so much I wrote about you a while ago. Youre such an inspiration, and I just love that someone so colorful and full of life is actually part of NYc, gives our little cold apple a bit more warmth, thanlyou for your lovely blog. BTW It's my first time commenting, I'm one of those silent readers ^_^

    http://zairamabel.blogspot.com/2010/03/color-me-katie.html

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  88. I love how thoughtful you are! I linked to you on my blog. Thank you!

    deliacreates.blogspot.com

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  89. Katie, I WISH I HAVE YO LIVING IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD! (:

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  90. This made me cry - in a good way. :)

    Have a wonderful day!

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  91. Thanks for sharing the list I am going to bookmark list and work through them.

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