This photo was taken at La Puente City Park. Although empty at this time, the lot is often the foundation of expanding happiness that is emitted from the kids that play at the establishment. Children are often associated with joy, as they are often untainted from the worries and responsibilities that are placed upon them as they age. Joy, in its most pure form, is captured within children.
As people grow and involve themselves in life, it is common to feel the burden of duty. Individuals become so engrossed into their responsibilities that they forget that they, too, used to play in the park. Childhood and parks are arenas of nostalgia in that aspect, and many people when they grow up reminisce on the sheer bliss they experienced as a child.
The subject is the encapsulation of the innocent joy that all children get when they play. They’re carefree from societal standards that judge their clothing, appearance, education and other factors. The slide can be viewed as a symbol of the inevitable future that everyone must follow in their development. But even then, if one photo can enclose in this brief, but foremost memory in one’s life, there is always one lingering piece of joy behind one’s mind.