If it's true that the eyes are the window to the soul, I'm afraid some of us hang drapes over that window. But not children. When you look into the crystal clear eyes of a child, you free fall into their depths. That's how it was for me at school on Thursday. As students were waiting for the art teacher to help them with their weaving, I asked if they'd let me take close-up pictures of their eyes. By now they're used to Ms. Patricia and her strange requests. I must have looked into at least a dozen pairs of 10 & 11 year-old eyes. I could hardly focus my camera I was so in awe of their beauty. Each one looked straight at me with total trust. I'm getting chills remembering it. Later I wished I'd had my macro lens, but then I would have needed a tripod and that would have been a bit too much for the circumstances. I may not have gotten the clarity of focus I'd hoped for, but I got something much more than that -- a glimpse into the souls of the innocent.