This girl is fascinated by the goofy costume worn by "Amy C." at the spring celebration called Quatro de Mayo held at Alpental ski area.

I just call her a little girl because her parents were reluctant to have her name used, and Amy had a similar notion when she declined her full last name.

I'm not surprised of course-- ribald humor such as this costume is commonly enjoyed but folks are squeamish about being publicly associated with it.

The same applies to most American newspapers. I don't think most editors would want this picture in the paper-- why risk offending a couple of readers for a photo that isn't important and is only mildly amusing? We can be a little looser on the web because we have a different audience and readers' expectations are different.

I didn't think the costume warranted a photo by itself, but the girl's rapt attention did. Is the girl's sense of female sexuality being developed? Or just her notion of the types of costumes people can wear? Notice that with her hands she seems to be imitating the "big girl".