treasure discovered during this week’s adventures in the parks.
—
“you can either be a victim of the world
or an adventurer in search of treasure.
it all depends on how you view your life.”
― paulo coelho
Jul18
Author Archives: beth
Jul17
crows.
interrupted a meeting in the park today
wonder what they’re planning…
—
“never a good sign, he thought, when the crows showed up.”
-justin cronin
Jul16
beautiful ride.
by far my favorite ride
in our rolling sculpture car show
courtesy of the
himalayan bazaar fair trade shop on main street
leave it to the sherpas
to come out strong and beautiful.
—
“life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride.”
-gary allan
Jul15
pajama walk.
if getting in your pajamas at 7:30
and going to the playground
and a singing stroll until dark
is wrong,
then we don’t want to be right.
Jul14
parks – a
and so –
my ann arbor parks walk (150+) has begun
here are the ‘a’s
#1 – Allmendinger Park
old school merry go round, in neighborhood in town, near the stadium, got really lost walking home from there and doubled my walk, picnic spots with grills, volleyball, old trees, basketball, tennis, baseball diamonds, ice skating in winter
– 8 acres
#2 – arbor hills nature area
between neighborhoods, ponds, loud frogs, birds, picnic spots in sweeping expanses under trees, wooded trails, scared a woman when i emerged from the woods who was shocked that i had found it
– 6 acres
#3 – Arbor Oaks
neighborhood park, basketball, open pergolas, open fields, picnic area, pirate themed playground, rain garden, baseball, i was the only person there on the day i visited
-8 acres
#4 – Argo Nature Area
– unpaved trails with beautiful views of the river, livery with canoes/kayak/paddle board rentals, river cascades, long, narrow park, large variety of trees, wildflowers, very quiet in the woods
-22 acres
and onward……many more to follow
—
“i believe that there is a subtle magnetism in nature,
which, if we unconsciously yield to it,
will direct us aright.”
―henry david thoreau
Jul13
a year ago.
—
july 2016 – kenmare, county kerry, ireland
Jul12
passing the time.
the old one
takes his time
relaxes and fishes
the young ones row fast
all in a crew
the middle one
yells
from a motor boat
tells them how and what to do.
—
“old age is ready to undertake tasks
that youth shirked because they would take too long.”
-w. somerset maugham
Jul11
smile of light.
“oh, the summer night, has a smile of light,
and she sits on a sapphire throne.”
-bryan procter
—
huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa
Jul10
guts and care.
when their quesadilla is too hot to eat
leave it to the little ones
to think out of the box.
one holds the quesadilla pieces,
while the other rides the rowing machine
to move the fan to cool the food.
problem solved.
—
for every two minutes on the rowing machine
riding fast to cool the food
you can eat one triangle and call it even.
#family math
—
‘creating problems is easy. we do it all the time. finding solutions, ones that last and produce good results, requires guts and care.’
-henry rollins
Jul9
weather.
kind of funny
that the weather channel on tv
that was supposed to warn me
about incoming dangerous storms
wasn’t working right
because of the incoming dangerous storms.
every so often
a word like ‘severe’ would pop up
and disappear back into the screen
hope it wasn’t saying,
‘turn this off and take cover immediately!’
or
‘if you can see this, you are in harm’s way!’
at least i lived to tell the tale
and that is still working for me.
—
“weather forecast for tonight: dark.”
-george carlin
I didn't have my glasses on.... 