after consulting with
my bazooka bubblegum wrapper
to consider my fortune
i see that it really
summed it all up
perfectly
in just five words:
:
“i have absolutely no idea.”
—
‘henceforth I ask not good fortune. i myself am good fortune.”
– Walt Whitman, from Song of the Open Road
today’s walk
brought this discovery
a reminder
that it’s impossible
for a heart to be too big.
—
“one day we will realize that big hearts will bring us more peace than big weapons.”
-anthony douglas
—
“demon pox. there’s always demon pox.”
-cassandra clare
—
image credit: the maine renaissance faire
we’re gonna’ need a bigger boat
—
“ideas are easy. it’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.”
-sue grafton
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image credit: white lotus farms, ann arbor, michigan, usa
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furstenberg park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – june 2020
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image credit: d. desky
(not my actual class, but what they might look like
if they weren’t preschool students
if it was back in the day
and
if they were leaving an actual school building)
HAPPY LAST DAY TO ONE AND ALL, LOVE YOUR TEACHER – WE MADE IT, AND I SALUTE YOU!
—
“today is the first and last day of forever.”
-stephenie meyer
—
image credit: ann arbor district library archives
doing virtual early childhood parent-teacher conferences online
did not feel natural
but i give parents so much credit
some went to elaborate lengths
to find a space and time
where their child wouldn’t find them
so we could openly talk
and share stories
about how their child
touched our hearts this year
we talked to parents
in a closet, in a basement, up in an attic room,
and those who sent their child off on an errand
some waited until their child was asleep at night
but one thing was the same
this was a wonderful group of supportive, think-on-their-feet parents
who kept our connection with their children going
even from a distance
as we all navigated our way through this uncharted territory
and we were so lucky to have them as our teaching and learning partners this year.
—
“in a world where the great technologies enable us to record, replay, cut and paste, zoom in, and delete –
listening is the crucial commitment to keep the heart touchable.”
-mark nepo
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photo credit: bored panda
a new garden begins
in the first spring
spent at my home
first things first
a door is decorated
tiny flowers are planted
shells and stones and treasures and glittery things
are scattered
leaving room for more to come
the fairies are welcome
to visit and stay at their leisure
i’ll listen very quietly.
-minnie aumonier
