Monthly Archives: April 2017

Apr20

attention.

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when we set out on our hike 

to see what spring animals

were out there

we thought maybe

we’d see a bear

awakening from a long winter’s nap

though we most likely 

scared any creature

who happened to be in our oncoming path

or most anywhere in the vicinity

with our marching and laughing and yelling and jumping

and then

we looked closer

and at last

found an animal

passed over by many

who was not afraid of us

just waiting to to be discovered 

a single ant. 

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“life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.”

-nadia boulanger

Apr19

b.i.n.g.o.

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 spring conferences begin today-

here’s to all the teachers and parents out there. 

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credits: mark parisi, offthemark.com

Apr18

fruit of life.

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 aviary water ripples

 butterfly lands

penguins free swim

ibises play

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all on a sunday picnic at the zoo with the family.

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“color is the fruit of life.”

-guillaume apollinaire

Apr17

flux.

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maybe the pool opens when the last of the snow vanishes?

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“nature is never static. it is always changing. everything is in a constant state of flux.

nothing endures. everything is in the process of either coming into being or expiring.”

― kilroy j. oldster

Apr16

easter finest.

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this may or may not be me in my easter finest.

happy easter all. 

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“fashion fades, only style remains the same. “

-coco chanel

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image credit: pinterest vintage

Apr15

on easter’s eve.

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“a recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.”

-pat conroy

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image credit: easy.com

Apr14

be a good one.

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something is lost or wandering.

(*question and response chain on my neighborhood website – mixed in among the recommendations for contractors, giveaways, news and upcoming events)

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*Anyone lose a peacock? peahen?
A. C. from Crest/Washington · 8h ago
Was leaving the house a little after 11 maybe and a large peacock or peahen appeared wandering through the Kenwood backyards heading north.

P. V. from Crest/Washington · 8h ago
are you sure it wasnt a turkey?

C. G. from Dexter-Miller · 7h ago
A wild turkey has been seen on the South West Side in the last couple days.

A. C.  from Crest/Washington · 5h ago
 A friend and I were at the end of the drive way when we saw it come through the spaces between the garages and at first I thought I was really losing it because it looked like a vulture perching and then for a split second I did think it was a turkey but it was gone. I swear sometimes you never know in this neighborhood.

S. P. from Crest/Washington · 5h ago
Yes, saw the turkeys last year ( or year before ? ) walking up and around Fair Street near Glendale. I thought there used to be three of them.
J.  S.  from Dicken · 1h ago
Well. I can think of even a few turkeys who think they themselves are peacocks!

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Apr13

risk.

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with a hundred possible self-serve drink combinations,

what could possibly go wrong?

all that we have to do is choose all of them. 

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“the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”

-maimonides

Apr12

the math of trees.

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when looking at the trees on the kinder playground

it’s easy to see how tall the little people are 

the green does not dare begin until it is

above and safely out of the reach of their tiny hands

even if they are standing on tippy toes

 pulling, climbing, bending, picking, snapping

the trees do the math and live to tell the tale.

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“trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.”

-zora neale hurston

Apr11

invisible to the eye.

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he was a ‘well-seasoned’ magic man

who came in

to entertain the youngest children

 while he wasn’t smooth

 his jokes and tricks and props and velvet

had been around a long time

the children loved every trick

opened their eyes wide with wonder

as doves and bunnies and coins and cards and wands and scarves

appeared and disappeared

in all kinds of unexpected places

 they eagerly

 volunteered to help him

 squealed and giggled and clapped with pure delight

until they lost their breath with laughter

he was a showstopper of the highest order

who had found the perfect audience.

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“it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. “

-antoine de saint-exupery