public art found in the dequindre cut, detroit, mi.
(artist unknown)
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science is about unravelling nature.
n. r. narayana murth
Apr27
Author Archives: beth
Apr26
shhhh….
this is where it all began
my lifelong love and fascination
with the spy business
in this just-leaked satellite photo from the early 60’s
i was on assignment
and
my cover was
as a seven year old girl
posing casually out front
after a long day spent at the office
i feel quite sure no one suspected.
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“i think I would have been a hopeless spy. i love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret.”
-ben macintyre
Apr25
“farming is a profession of hope” – brian brett
today we met the farmers
they got down low
and
told us everything
they showed us how to plant our own food
so that we could eat it later
they answered all of our questions
and told us
how the food would taste better
because we know the farmers now.
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“know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.”
-joel salatin
Apr24
bookstock.
spent a late afternoon
browsing through this collection of
used books of all sorts
went home with unexpected treasures
and things to look forward to
kind of like woodstock
but without
the mud, tie dye, or music
just lots of good words.
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The Bookstock Fund was created from the revenue of each year’s Bookstock sale and donations. Focused on enhancing literacy throughout Detroit and the metropolitan area, each year the Fund looks for community partners doing inspiring and life-changing work on the individual, family, and organizational level.
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“it is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
― oscar wilde
Apr23
body of knowledge.
another beautiful day for a peaceful walk in ann arbor
“science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
-carl sagan
Apr22
forest cake.
“it’s a forest cake.”
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“the earth is what we all have in common.”
— wendell berry
Apr21
let it grow.
“i’m going to give this to my mom, it will make her so happy!”
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“love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.”
-john lennon
Apr20
attention.
when we set out on our hike
to see what spring animals
were out there
we thought maybe
we’d see a bear
awakening from a long winter’s nap
though we most likely
scared any creature
who happened to be in our oncoming path
or most anywhere in the vicinity
with our marching and laughing and yelling and jumping
and then
we looked closer
and at last
found an animal
passed over by many
who was not afraid of us
just waiting to to be discovered
a single ant.
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“life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.”
-nadia boulanger
Apr19
b.i.n.g.o.
spring conferences begin today-
here’s to all the teachers and parents out there.
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credits: mark parisi, offthemark.com
Apr18
fruit of life.
aviary water ripples
butterfly lands
penguins free swim
ibises play
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all on a sunday picnic at the zoo with the family.
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“color is the fruit of life.”
-guillaume apollinaire
I didn't have my glasses on.... 