looking into the river on a bright day in may
—
“time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.”
-paul cezanne
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argo park, huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa – 2023
May17
Author Archives: beth
May16
today.
another beautiful outdoor adventure day shared with the kinder
—
“there is such a difference between asking,
“what did you do today?”
vs.
“what do you want to remember about today?”
-t. kearby
May15
dalmatian.
waiting for the kids again and yet again
his day jobs
are driving the fire truck and acting in movies
but when the weekend comes
he’s manning the wheel of the minivan
doing errands and chauffeuring the pups around
to all their social events and games
just like every other dalmation.
—
“i’m the one with the spots.”
-anonymous dalmatian author
May14
mothering.
happy mother’s day to my daughters, now mothers
and to all who help to mother others.
—
“being a mom has made me really tired and so happy”
-tina fey
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image credit: google images
May13
fantastical.
one of the best parts of spending my days teaching
is hearing all the fantastical tales
that spring from the kinder
with their open eyes and open hearts.
—
image credit: nicolette sowder, wilderchild
May12
in the wild.
imagine my delight
when discovering this spring baby giraffe
in the woods near my home
i had no idea that they were native to michigan.
—
“however much you know giraffes, to see one in the wild for the first time feels prehistoric.”
-jane goodall
May11
left turns.
do i follow the go left turn sign on the left or the do not go left turn sign on the right?
—
“do i turn left, when nothing is right or do i turn right, when nothing is left?”
-author unknown
May10
spring chickens.
the kinder, who are spring chickens, check out the other spring chickens
and the other spring chickens check out the kinder.
—
“the sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken!”
-bob dylan
May9
be the guy with the bic.
pandora cued up a classic ccr song for me on the way home
windows down sun shining warm spring air
thinking of this quote that i just love:
“We were ready to rock out and we waited and waited and finally it was our turn … there were a half million people asleep. These people were out. It was sort of like a painting of a Dante scene, just bodies from hell, all intertwined and asleep, covered with mud. And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live: A quarter mile away in the darkness, on the other edge of this bowl, there was some guy flicking his Bic, and in the night I hear, “Don’t worry about it, John. We’re with you.” I played the rest of the show for that guy.
—John Fogerty recalling Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 3:30 a.m. start time at Woodstock.”
-hank bordowitz, bad moon rising: the unofficial history of credence clearwater revival
May8
bread.
the kinder work together to bake loaves of sweet lemon bread
to sell to their older learning partners
practicing for the big bakery the next day
when there will be many different breads
their families will be the customers
everything will cost 1 cent
if someone is hungry and doesn’t have any money
they will give them a penny and a piece of bread for free.
everyone eats bread.
“cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking.
it’s about harnessing, imagination, environment, and creativity.”
-guy fieri
