“bees do have a smell, you know,
and if they don’t they should,
for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
-ray bradbury – dandelion wine
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summer 2018, ann arbor
Sep11
Author Archives: beth
Sep10
street.
music
magic
words
ideas
so many things to discover on the street
wonders all.
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“the marvels of daily life are exciting;
no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.”
-robert doisneau
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ann arbor, michigan, usa – september 2018
Sep9
market day.
“we have neglected the truth
that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order,
a kind of artist.”
-wendell berry
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ann arbor farmer’s market – september 2018
Sep8
cat math.
olive and glenn frey
insist on helping me
with the process of
sorting paperwork and doing bills.
they have been training for years
and clearly feel they are financial wizards.
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“cats can work out mathematically
the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.”
-pam brown
Sep7
leg.
it’s the perfect day to follow a rogue leg down the road.
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“if you don’t have a leg to stand on, you can’t put your foot down.”
-robert altman
Sep6
tiny houses.
if i were really, really, ridiculously wealthy,
i wouldn’t buy a mansion,
just tiny apartments in every city i love.
-mara wilson
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ann arbor, michigan, usa – summer 2018
Sep5
waking up.
getting used to being back on a school schedule.
kinders arrive today!
Sep4
the crossing.
word has it the littles are headed to england.
hopefully they’re back in the states
in time for the first day of school today.
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“you can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
-rabindranath tagore
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glen lake, empire, michigan – summer 2018
Sep2
ghosts.
littles
playing, creeping, tiptoeing
ghosts in the graveyard
scaring themselves to death
screaming, spooky, squealing, shrieking
so much fun.
“while it’s cool to think ghosts exist, i don’t want to see one.”
-dean ambrose
Sep1
snacks.
and we are off!
road trip to the north!
and we have stopped.
snacks!
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image credit: vintage and classic cars – 1966
I didn't have my glasses on.... 