Under the harvest moon,
When the soft silver
Drips shimmering
Over the garden nights,
Death, the gray mocker,
Comes and whispers to you
As a beautiful friend
Who remembers.
Under the summer roses
When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands,
Comes and touches you
With a thousand memories,
And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
-carl sandburg
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for C, you will be missed by so many.
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image credit: cm
one of my favorite fund-raisers ever
i love this cause
sitting quietly by the register
at my favorite local mexican street food carryout place.
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“it is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.’
Brown was born with his twin brother Wes, in a low-income section of Miami, Florida. He was adopted by Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old single woman who worked as a cafeteria attendant and domestic assistant. Brown said that he was labeled “educable mentally retarded” in elementary school, which damaged his self-esteem and confidence.
When Brown decided to get his life together and get his career going, he was hired by a radio station where he was repeatedly unsuccessful with his speeches. It was only after the on-air failures of the previous afternoon DJ that he was hired full-time. Upon his termination from the radio station, he ran for election in the Ohio House of Representatives and won. After leaving the State Legislature he shifted his career to television and became the host of his own show on PBS and had a syndicated radio show on KFWB in California. Les went on to marry R&B soul singer Gladys Knight, became a motivational speaker, and wrote Live Your Dreams, a motivational self-help book encouraging personal achievement and goal setting.
the cold-weather snow key
(looks like mine will be november, the next ‘ber month)
Each year, Farmers’ Almanac releases a snowfall map that shows when your region will receive snow, based on previous years’ weather patterns.
Along with a map, is a key to show which regions will see snow months before others, if at all. Each color represents a timeframe when snow usually falls in a certain area. Purple indicates the earliest snowfall, while light blue depicts late or no snowfall.
And here we find ourselves, when snow might be on the horizon, depending on where you live. Some of us can’t wait for snow, reminiscing about hot cocoa, warm blankets, fireplaces, ice skating, cozy films, snow days off school (the kids) and watching the flakes fall from the window. Others wince at the mere thought of snow and last year’s frozen streets, power outages, shoveling, snow days off school (parents), and chilly temperatures.
Still, some people really love (and depend on) the snow and the winter holidays and cold-weather activities that come with it.
Whether the possibility of snow is exciting or unwelcome, the map is not a snow guarantee, but an estimate based on yearly averages. Some states might see snow earlier than expected; others might go the entire year without any.
Here we go!
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‘one thing I love about Detroit is that in the wintertime, they have a great device for removing snow. it’s called july.’
-soupy sales, american comedian, actor, radio-tv personality, and jazz aficionado
(i grew up watching soupy here in detroit)
Gaga Leo
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i am the
bite a chunk of chocolate off the bar and exuberant celebrator kind
what kind of person are you?
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‘there are two kinds of people in this world:
those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world
and those who are smart enough to know better.’
-tom robbins
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image credits: zomzto, pinterest
so this arrived yesterday
gettiing my exercise
walking it back to the clerk’s office
to return it today
filled out.
my votes are in.
exercised my right to vote
let’s go, america!
War Is Never The Answer – Kana Handel, acrylic, dry pigment, on canvas
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I’ve long admired Kana’s art and have had the pleasure of meeting her when she was in town for an art fair. I’m drawn to her whimsical style, the colors she chooses, and the moving messages/stories that she shares through her paintings. I have her prints on my walls and it is always hard to choose which to buy.
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Originally from Japan, Kana is an artist who incorporates a variety of mixed media—including traditional sumi ink, gansai watercolors, mineral pigments, oils, acrylics, acrylic gouache, colored pencils, and even LEDs. She integrates these with handmade washi paper, which she often tears, collages, and sculpts in her pursuit of a “moment.”
Her work is often figurative and narrative in style; she enjoys telling a story on a blank canvas, inviting the viewer along in the process. The many things “on their heads” is an outward expression of the emotions hidden within us all.
Both original paintings and prints can be purchased in galleries, online at her website, through Etsy, and throughout the country at various art festivals, To find out more, visit kanasarts.com.
here’s a link to an earlier post i wrote about her, and our serendipitous connection –
yes, this.
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“humans without borders, that’s what the world needs –
beings of conscience and courage, with no rigidity of religion, gender, nationality, or any other.”
– abhijit naskar, ain’t enough to look human
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(reposted from 2020 and still, yes.)
swing sets were made for climbing, towering, twirling, standing
maybe on occasion swinging
jumping off.
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‘play is the highest form of research.’
— Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist
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ann arbor, michigan, usa, summer
wooden woodpecker door knocker
handcrafted wooden woodpecker door knocker combines function and creativity in one
every tap mimics a pecking bird, making it a delightful accent for your home
designed to bring smiles while serving as a functional doorbell alternative.
IKORII
my recent fortune
prosperity did not stop by
(must be lost)
but i sure would love
this wooden woodpecker knocking on my door.
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‘if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.’
-milton berle
*Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger (1908 – 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as “Uncle Miltie” and “Mr. Television” during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV.
walking to breakfast i passed by
this freshly tidied and planted garden
outside of apartment #1
judging by what was left behind
all the tools and supplies needed
to nurture and grow
it had been
freshly planted
weeded, mulched, watered, fed
filled with rich soil and lovely plants
around the corner
a rose bush with one pink blossom
looking a little closer
on the very right little corner
i saw
the happy birthday cupcake sign
one of the best surprise gifts
i’ve ever seen
imagine the birthday person
stepping outside
of apartment #1
on this cool fall morning
only be greeted
with the surprise gift of
a radiant garden
from
someone special.
‘if there’s one thing i can say about my garden, it’s that it always surprises me.’
– david hobson
*david hobson, is one of australia’s best known operatic, concert performers, with a repertoire of musical styles spanning from baroque to pop.
