not one of them is actually sitting on a swing
but it makes a great jungle gym.
—
“infinity imagines curiousity from the wild abyss –
only the child makes a swing-set view of the world upside down.
unwatched truth is the enchantment of childhood.
and we never grow out of it…”
-akaine kramarik
50 years ago this week
we were in the midst of a detroit riot
we have come such a long way
still have a way to go
but here we go.
—
“since its founding, detroit has been a place of perpetual flames. numerous times the city has suffered riots and each time the city has burned to the ground. the city’s flag acknowledges as much.
speramus meliora; resurget cineribus:
we hope for better things;
it shall rise from the ashes.”
― charlie leduff
detroit free press – 1967
the world of friendship
sharing a single language
crosses all borders.
—
“a single rose can be my garden…
a single friend, my world.”
-leo buscaglia
—
ann arbor art fair july, 2017
first concert – dancing to fitz and the tantrums
—
“music is a way to dream together and go to another dimension.”
cecilia bartoli
see the mermaid bathing in her pool, as fairies scamper through the woods. -jack horne -- *still walking the 150 parks, into the b parks on the list now more beautiful discoveries every day shot above taken in bird hills park, ann arbor
ann arbor art fair – july 1978
—
it began in 1960
when
132 artists (99 of them local)
strung their artwork between parking meters
and locals came by
curious to see if artists
would really put their work on display in the street.
it now hosts over 1,000 artists and 500,000 + visitors
from near and far each year.
the ann arbor art fairs
(actually now a group of four)
will kick off today and take over the city
for what always promises to be four days
of creative display, talks with artists,
bargaining, excitement.
music, children’s activities,
and always, always
lots of surprises.
—
“the art world is filled with vibrancy.”
-rachel kushner
—
image credit: ann arbor news archives, ann arbor public library old news, m live. com
“you never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view…
until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― harper lee, to kill a mockingbird
—
57 years ago this month, in july, 1960,
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ was first published.
one of my favorite books.
—
credits: universal pictures, j.b. lippincott & co., harper lee
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
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
I didn't have my glasses on.... 