a boy, his dog, his mom, and a bulldozer
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“we make our lives by what we love.”
-john cage, american composer and music theorist
Apr30
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Apr29
in quietness.
another lovely day, another lovely park to sit in quietness.
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‘in quietness, the soul expands.’
*rockwell kent
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*Rockwell Kent, American, (1882- 1971), illustrated hundreds of books and was known as having been a painter, writer, architect, wood engraver, sailor, adventurer, voyager, political activist, laborer, lobster fishermen, union organizer, and lecturer.
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ann arbor, mi, usa
Apr28
do no harm.
Happy Birthday to Harper Lee
one of my favorite authors, writer of To Kill A Mockingbird, (her first novel, published in 1960, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize) which was adapted into one of my favorite films in 1962, and won 3 Academy Awards.
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‘as you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others,
and don’t think you are the most important being on earth.
rich or poor, you can look anyone in the eye and say,
“I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.’
-‘Atticus Finch’ character from Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee
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photo credit: author, Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird on set with Mary Badham as “Scout”, 1962, Getty Images
Apr27
I always knew that I was destined for something big in this world. rhea ripley
we were all quite amazed and amused
after each ordering an entree
when one of my daughter’s dish arrived
it appeared somehow very different
from all of the rest of ours
big enough to feed at least ten people.
sometimes, you just have to go with it.
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‘your big opportunity may be right where you are now.’
-napoleon hill, american self-help author
Apr26
others.
‘our similarities bring us to a common ground;
0ur differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.’
-tom robbins, american author
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image credit: pinterest
Apr25
transported.
walking into the very old west side book shop you never know quite what category will draw you in. this time, I was inspired by the outlaws, lawmen, gunslingers shelf. probably harkens back to my days of watching all the old westerns on Saturday afternoons with my dad.
‘the books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. she went on olden-day sailing ships with joseph conrad, she went to africa with ernest hemingway, and to india with rudyard kipling. she traveled all over the word while sitting in her little room in an english village.
-roald dahl, matilda
Apr24
nothing special going on here.
just another day spent
keeping my community safe
by fighting off a few t-rexes.
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author note:
(yes, I nerdishly looked up the plural for t-rex,
but do think I invented the word, nerdishly)
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“we are all here for a spell. get all the good laughs you can.”
-will rodgers
Apr23
yard ponies.
walking around the neighborhood
I discovered something that was new to me:
yard ponies
not something you see every day
or ever
in my case
they were quite big
seemed peaceful
a couple of them looked very tired.
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“trotting together
we know our way,
through bright sun of morning
our cares, cast away;
our ponies fly over fields and streams,
working together,
weaving our dreams.
From ” Ponies,” Celebrate the Seasons”
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Apr22
we must return it.
‘even a wounded world is feeding us.
even a wounded world holds us,
gives us moments of joy & wonder.
i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand,
but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return it.’
-robin wali kimmerer, author, braiding sweetgrass
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today, on earth day, and every day
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walking the ann arbor parks, michigan, usa, 2025
Apr21
ahh, that morning after…
“there had been, to put it mildly, a vibe shift.”
― Maureen Johnson, author, nine liars
I didn't have my glasses on.... 