What is another perspective?

There it is, in the distance!

As we walked through the townhouse parking lot, on our walk to the creek, we heard loud, unexpected hammering. Frog didn't like the surprise noise, and wondered what it was and where it was coming from. We stopped and searched, and I held her hand, reassuring. Frog is not a fan of loud noises. 

Poppa found the source of the noise - "There! Look up high on that building, Frog," he directed, "see those workers up there, hammering?" Alongside the townhouse complex is a very tall, twenty stories or so, apartment building. Way, way, way up on the roof, we could see some workers with hammers, making some sort of repair. It took awhile for Frog to follow the direction of our pointed fingers; we squatted down next to her, trying to see the action from her perspective. "Follow the sound, look, look, up high!" She was very excited when she finally saw them, exclaiming "They have hammers!" Her find was immediately followed by more questions, "Why workers up there? Why workers hammering?" and her own opinion, "Too loud." It is surprising how loud the sound's echo was.

The view from the creek

Ever since that day, Frog calls that building "The Hammering Building." She talks about it regularly, especially when we head to the creek. She knows exactly where it is located and now announces authoritatively, mid-walk, "We're going to see The Hammering Building." The Hammering Building is really the only high-rise building in our neighborhood. (We taught Frog that word, too; sometimes she'll add that new word - "The Hammering Building, high-rise.") As far as I know, she associates it only with our house, our neighborhood, though I should ask her parents and make sure - I wonder if she imagines she sees it anywhere else? 

There it is, behind that house!

One day when we picked her up at her house and drove her to ours, we decided to show her The Hammering Building from a new perspective, driving up from a new approach. She was delighted! Being in the car, we were able to drive around the whole building, a "360-view" we laughed. Now, whenever she is with us, she asks, "Will we see The Hammering Building?" 

It's become our own little game - we now try to find a new perspective of the hammering building for her to see. We have found it looming in the distance from a nearby street. We have found it behind some houses on yet another street. We have seen it in the distance from across an athletic field at a nearby middle school. Yes, Poppa, Nana, and Frog enjoy this new game very much!

 Will we see The Hammering Building?