in the tree tunnel
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‘it is difficult to realize how great a part of all that is cheerful and delightful
in the recollections of our own life is associated with trees.”
~wilson flag
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traverse city, michigan, usa, pathfinder school
Jun8
Author Archives: beth
Jun7
treasure chest.
what a wonderful honor
to be invited by my sweet niece
who took off a beautiful cloth
uncovered a hidden box
used a tiny key
to show me
the inside of
her very special treasure chest
filled with
fairy writings, magical books, pearls, stones, keys, a brooch, books, tiny envelopes, a puzzle piece and…
—
“not all treasures are silver and gold, mate.”
-captain jack sparrow
Jun6
glow.
closing out the day on glen lake
—
“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”
-mike a. lancaster
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glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
summer 2020
Jun5
fortune.
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
Jun4
big heart.
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
Jun3
pox.
—
“demon pox. there’s always demon pox.”
-cassandra clare
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image credit: the maine renaissance faire
Jun2
boat o’ goats.
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
Jun1
flowery language.
today the water flowers spelled out their words in cursive writing
what do you think they were saying?
—
—
“can we speak in flowers? it will be easier for me to understand.”
-nayyirah waheed, Salt
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furstenberg park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – june 2020
May31
dino-mite!
you never know who you’ll encounter in the neighborhood,
that’s what makes it so interesting
wonder what he thinks of us?
—
“and the moral for dinosaurs is: lock the back door!”
―
May30
empathy.
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image credit: d. desky
