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Posted on August 29, 2018 by beth

silence on a hot summer night in ann arbor

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“the most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.”

-simon van boy

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Filed under calm, Life, peace, quiet, silence and tagged beauty, calm, nature, peace, quiet, significant, silence, summer, woods | 42 Comments

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Ryan Stone on August 29, 2018 at 5:10 am said:

Perfect! And so very beautiful. My kind of place. Enjoy :)

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 5:20 am said:
  
  On my walk , I found that neighbors had left these out for people to sit and enjoy the view
  
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  - Ryan Stone on August 29, 2018 at 5:22 am said:
    
    A wonderful surprise. It would be rude not to oblige them :)
    
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  - merrildsmith on August 29, 2018 at 7:21 am said:
    
    How thoughtful!
    
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    - ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 4:04 pm said:
      
      It was
      
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Live & Learn on August 29, 2018 at 5:36 am said:

Yes!

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 6:13 am said:
  
  yes, yes –
  
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Gallivanta on August 29, 2018 at 5:50 am said:

Is this why we don’t hear much sense from the White House? Not enough silence within. ;)

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 6:13 am said:
  
  i believe you are correct –
  
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GP Cox on August 29, 2018 at 6:08 am said:

True statement. Add a walk in the woods to that, and it’s my perfect day.

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 6:14 am said:
  
  isn’t that a wonderful way to spend a bit of time ?
  
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  - GP Cox on August 29, 2018 at 6:21 am said:
    
    Indeed it is!!
    
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Megala on August 29, 2018 at 6:13 am said:

An insightful quote!!

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 6:29 am said:
  
  it says a lot
  
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markbialczak on August 29, 2018 at 7:19 am said:

… !

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merrildsmith on August 29, 2018 at 7:22 am said:

Lovely!

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 4:02 pm said:
  
  Thank you.)
  
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Chatter Master on August 29, 2018 at 7:26 am said:

Such simple truth.

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 3:58 pm said:
  
  It is
  
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LA on August 29, 2018 at 9:11 am said:

❤️

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 3:56 pm said:
  
  ❤️
  
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booksofb on August 29, 2018 at 10:11 am said:

Things that aren’t said but always understood.

Cheers,

Brian

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 3:09 pm said:
  
  Yes
  
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Christy B on August 29, 2018 at 3:16 pm said:

Silence can say so much xx

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Eli Pacheco on August 29, 2018 at 3:17 pm said:

I’d so sit here. I’d even split a bag of red-hot Cheetos with a friend in a spot like this.

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 3:55 pm said:
  
  What a kind gesture
  
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Jodi on August 29, 2018 at 4:02 pm said:

Deeep 😉

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 7:02 pm said:
  
  Shhh
  
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tric on August 29, 2018 at 6:33 pm said:

Love it. Sometimes I’d prefer there to be only one chair. 😀

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 7:02 pm said:
  
  Same
  
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on August 29, 2018 at 9:07 pm said:

Intriguing!

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- ksbeth on August 29, 2018 at 9:52 pm said:
  
  ))
  
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murphysmission on August 30, 2018 at 1:19 am said:

wait? what about those of us who love to talk…a lot? (I do find that I am shit outta luck with my hobby though!)

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- ksbeth on August 30, 2018 at 5:07 am said:
  
  always time for both )
  
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- Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on August 30, 2018 at 8:33 am said:
  
  You call me any time!
  
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  - ksbeth on August 30, 2018 at 9:18 am said:
    
    😻
    
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Baydreamer on August 30, 2018 at 10:59 am said:

So true, Beth. Lovely post and silence is necessary at times…

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- ksbeth on August 30, 2018 at 3:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you, and it is
  
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lifecanbebeautifulyolo on August 30, 2018 at 4:39 pm said:

Beautiful 😊

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- ksbeth on August 30, 2018 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you
  
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russtowne on September 1, 2018 at 12:34 pm said:

There is often no greater eloquence than silence.

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- ksbeth on September 1, 2018 at 6:40 pm said:
  
  This is true
  
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