Monthly Archives: May 2024

May21

new sheriff in town.

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if i had to be a sheriff

i would like to be the kind

 who rescues people

who fall in the water

run out of gas

get lost

need help

love sticker badges for their kids

i would not like to be the kind

who pulled us over one summer on a lake

because we were guilty of:

dancing.

i would rather be one

who throws frisbees to people on the beach

like the one we met on the weekend

who likes music and smiling and dancing.

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‘if time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera,

i’d play for riding lessons and take his gun away.’

-w.h. auden

May20

big shoes to fill.

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on our visit to holland, mi
so many shoes to choose from
at dutch village
some more challenging than others
no one goes without shoes here
no one  walks alone.
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“shoes can’t walk on their own! they therefore are grateful for the feet!
Be grateful for everything that brings you life!”
― mehmet murat ildan
May19

this face.

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got to spend some time with this face yesterday

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“there’s a story behind each face we meet”
― charmaine j. forde

 

 

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holland, michgian, usa – spring 2024

May18

magical capacity.

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where does the tree end and the child begin?

 

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“as a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth;

to see the land as an animal does;

to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee;

to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us;

to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unselfconsciously to the soughing of the trees.”

~valerie andrews

May17

you never know.

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two kinder on an outdoor adventure day break

who became friends by chance when they landed in the same class

 

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“you never know who’s going to become your friend. friends are always chance meetings.”

-steve guttenberg

May16

unleash your kindness.

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author, brad meltzer, class of ’92, gives the commencement speech at his son’s graduation

 

“My son hadn’t had a proper graduation since middle school. Here’s my commencement address at the University of Michigan, written for him & Class of 2024, “

And here is the last line: “The world needs more empathy, more humility, and certainly more decency. If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness.” – Brad Meltzer

 

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*Brad Meltzer is an American novelist, non-fiction writer, TV show creator, and comic book author. His novels touch on the political thriller, legal thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, while he has also written superhero fiction for DC Comics and a series of short biographies of prominent people for young readers.

 

 

 

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source credit: Alumni Association of the University of Michigan

May15

‘with personality.’

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highly doubt that i can pull the trigger on this one. 

 

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‘some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. many haven’t.

*thomas keller

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*thomas keller is  is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, notably the Best California Chef in 1996, and the Best Chef in America in 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

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source credit: general foods, jello brand, vintage ad, hunt’s

 

May14

where we have adventures.

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i so love this card from my student

‘i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.’

-george foreman

May13

‘to love beauty is to see light.’- victor hugo

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a couple of grandsons and i

drove to the highest point in the city

snuck onto a golf course

at dusk

on a quest to see the aurora

under a crescent moon

star- sprinkled sky

we waited,

and waited,

and waited

and waited

my photo-wise grandie

set up a long exposure shot

 his camera captured the beauty

better than our eyes could

how lucky and lovely 

and

we did not get arrested for trespassing.

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‘hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-desmond tutu

 

May12

love your child.

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‘the only simple part about being a mother is how effortless it is to love your child.’

-maria  wahlmark

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to all, on mother’s day

 

 

 

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art credit: Sara Pulver Art, Whimsical Cat Print, ‘Motherhood” or “Sockies”,