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credits: google images, mental floss
tunnel through nature
light to dark to light again
leads me to beauty.
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“poetry is the tunnel at the end of the light.”
-j. patrick lewis
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northside, ann arbor, michigan, usa
walking through a park
on a beautiful day
looking up to the sky
and
quietly sitting way up there
was a very polite and interested audience
it was standing room only.
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“ive never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and i’m pleasantly surprised when it does.”
-tom petty (r.i.p.)
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south pond park, ann arbor, michigan, usa
many parks that i visit
are quiet and solitary experiences
and then there are others
teeming with people and life
and noise and activities
of all kinds
both have such an important place and purpose.
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“parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city.”
― marty rubin
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gallup park, ann arbor, michigan, usa
big rivalry game in ann arbor today
and the flags are fully flying
state flag, american flag, university of michigan flag
go blue.
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“i can’t tell people what flag to fly.”
-lesley stahl
“harvest moon: around the pond i wander and the night is gone.”
-matsuo basho
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art credit: ‘harvest moon’ – painting by nancy bush
“many people are good at talking about what they are doing,
but in fact do little.
others do a lot but don’t talk about it;
they are the ones who make a community live.”
― jean vanier
“welcome and be my guest”
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just a sampling of memorials found all over the parks
on benches, stones, trees and shelters
each very personal
and
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“in memory of her college days here…”
“remember the things that make you glad.”
“to celebrate the joy he found in the outdoors and his pleasure in sharing it with others.” (for the creator of the ann arbor public schools outdoor education program)
shelter to rest and enjoy the beauty –
dedicated to a young woman who loved to be in nature
and left the world way too early.
“her generosity has ensured that ann arbor will remain a city of trees.”
“only when you drink from the river of silence shall you sing, and when you reach the mountain top you shall begin to climb, and when the earth shall claim your limbs, then you shall truly dance.”
“placed in honor by his park employees”
“a guiding light to all who knew her.”
“he loved to walk here.”
“a caring and generous man…”
darya lin
died on september 11, 2001 in nyc
in loving memory
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“every memorial in its time has a different goal.”
-maya lin
sculptor and architect
designer of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C.
the kinders travel hand in hand.
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“remember, we all stumble, every one of us.
that’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.”
happiness is a dog
running free on 10 green acres
out in the elements
playing with the others
water bowls for all
in a huge fenced park devoted to them
and their people
walking and talking
benches and trees
waiting for them
when they tire out
while the dogs
just keep on smiling and running.
“dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame.
i should have a dog as a life coach.”
-moby
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swift run dog park, ann arbor, mi, usa
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
