herbert smith lived in hawaii in the 1890s
120+ years ago he took pictures of this bay surrounded by palm trees and small shipping huts
here is the bay many years later
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on this date in 1959, hawaii became a state
i have yet to visit
but plan to spend time
in a hut
under a palm tree
in hawaii
on a bay
one day.
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“coming to Hawaii is like going from black and white to color.”
-john richard stephens
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Image credits: Bonhams/BNPS, IPTCDaily Mail, Matt Hunter, Herbert Smith
a family afternoon spent
practicing karate skills, self defense, getting a good workout
socially distant, outside, under a very hot sun
at beacon park, in detroit
lots of sweat, lots of water, lots of fun
“karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can,
using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.”
-dave barry
art from discarded loose parts – recycled phones and cords
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“it’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”
-jean-luc godard
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image credit: *telephone sheep by jean luc cornec, artists without borders
what impeccable timing
as soon as i had finished working on puzzles
on my favorite old table
putting pen to my journal instead
olive also changed hobbies
from puzzling to journaling
at exactly
the same time and place
simpatico.
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“the best time to begin keeping a journal is whenever you decide to.”
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“i’ve decided that the best time is now.
the puzzles are gone, there are no open spaces in a puzzle to fill in by laying on them with my body,
no pieces to quietly and slowly push off the table with my paw, and no frame to snag and break apart with my claw.
perfect time to begin a journal.”
-olive
National Park Service Notice –
READ: Please don’t run from bears or push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself.
As a follow-up to a previous post, if you come upon a stationary bear, move away slowly and sideways; this allows you to keep an eye on the bear and avoid tripping. Moving sideways is also non-threatening to bears. Do NOT run, but if the bear follows, stop and hold your ground. Like dogs, they will chase fleeing animals. Do NOT climb a tree. Both grizzlies and black bears can climb trees. Do NOT push down a slower friend (even if you think the friendship has run its course).
Stay calm and remember that most bears do not want to attack you; they usually just want to be left alone. Don’t we all? Identify yourself by making noise so the bear knows you are a human and not a prey animal. Help the bear recognize you as a human. We recommend using your voice. (Waving and showing off your opposable thumb means nothing to the bear) The bear may come closer or stand on its hind legs to get a better look or smell. A standing bear is usually curious, not threatening.
P.S. We apologize to any “friends” who were brought on a hike as the “bait” or were sacrificed to save the group. You will be missed.
#FindYourPark #RecreateResponsibly
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/index.htm
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“i’d rather write about polar bears than people”
-mary oliver
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image credit: Bear resting on a log thinking bear things at Katmai National Park & Preserve, NPS/ J. Ehrlenbach
at a lake house with a few friends
watching the storm roll in
on a peaceful afternoon.
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“there is peace even in the storm”
-vincent van gogh, the letters of vincent van gogh
“i was 32 when i started cooking; up until then i just ate.” -jc
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happy memorial birthday to julia child,
american chef extraordiniare , rebel, eccentric, pioneer, lover of all things butter
and the one who brought the art of french cooking to america.
“with enough butter anything is good.”
-julia child
“miss child is never bashful with butter”
-phil donahue
jc -i plan to whittle a stick of butter into a smaller stick of butter today in your honor.
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image credits: (b/w) google. com, (color) butter sculptures, pennsylvania state fair
from the rhythm and music section of my baby book:
“loves to hear record player going or any music at 15 months.
attempts to dance to it and complains when music stops.”
not one part of this has changed except for my age.
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“music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.”
-plato
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“we are our choices.”
-jean-paul sartre
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image credit: new yorker cartoons – roz chast
kamala harris, in the beginning
“A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does.
It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes.”
– Kamala Harris – The Truths We Hold: An American Journey/2019
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photo credit: la times, courtesy of kamala harris
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