happened upon this scene
while out on a walk today
i’m not sure what happened
but it couldn’t have been good.
—
“every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.”
-amy winehouse
Aug6
Author Archives: beth
Aug5
food of the soul.
at my daughter’s house
getting ready to take the boys to a movie
i opened the freezer and looked for
something healthy and quick to eat before leaving
i chose what appeared to be
some quinoa/whole oats/ancient grains kind of thing
took off the top and heated it up
when i took my first bite i soon realized
there had been a mistake
on my part
it had a taste and texture that really didn’t register
as anything i had ever eaten before
vaguely familiar, but not so much
far from an ancient grain
and it did not taste good
though perhaps was healthy
i looked back again at the top
this time really looking
and saw that it was lightly labeled ‘bee wax’
no doubt from their hives in the backyard
ah, that.
“and what, socrates, is the food of the soul?
surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.”
-plato
Aug4
can’t see.
f learns what happens when good goggles go bad.
—
“it’s all fun and games ’till someone loses an eye,
then it’s just fun you can’t see.”
-james hetfield
Aug3
small enough.
swimming off of belle isle in the detroit river
with the city keeping watch in the background
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belle isle is the country’s largest city island park; at approximately 948 acres, it is larger than new york city’s central park. both were designed by famed landscape architect frederick law olmstead. the island officially opened in1845, when it became known as belle isle. in 2014, it became michigan’s newest state park and is being lovingly restored to it’s original splendor.
—
“detroit is big enough to matter in the world
and small enough for you to matter in it.”
― jeanette pierce
—
https://www.belleisleconservancy.org
Aug2
stretch.
“stretching his hand up to reach the stars,
too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”
-jeremy bentham
—
image: milo porter, cousin of glenn frey the cat not the rocker
Aug1
almost home.
and upon happening behind
this van covered in peace and love
and words galore
complete with notes
“listen to your mother” – love, mom
“make good choices” – love, dad
and a peace sign and a smile
flashed to me by the driver
when finally side by side
i knew i was at my exit
and almost home.
—
“there are a thousand thoughts lying within a man
that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write. ”
-william makepeace thackeray
—
Jul31
early.
and what better reason to wake up early?
—
“i can’t seem to shake waking up early.”
-stewart rahr
—
at sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore,
glen lake, empire, mi, usa
Jul30
all in the same boat.
“we did not all come over on the same ship,
but we are all in the same boat.”
-bernard baruch
—
summer on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
Jul29
return.
and what could
possibly go wrong
or incredibly right
with 8 adults, 6 kids, 2 cats, 1 dog
and an occasional bear
all back in one place again
on beautiful glen lake?
—
“it’s well known that he who returns never left”
― pablo neruda
Jul28
behold the world in pause.
shirley in her camp i.d. picture
have you seen this face?
—
once again
i am reminded
why
i love my community website
with all its sincere and heartfelt
eccentric charm
this time
there’s a notice about a turtle
who has ‘run away’ from camp
i have to wonder
could there be a slower animal
other than maybe a snail
to have made the great escape?
did anyone else know about turtle camp
or have i been living a sheltered life?
do you think she was homesick
or
just didn’t want to take part
in the arts ‘n crafts or talent night?
—
NEWSLETTER QUERY:
R.H. – 1 day ago
if you see this turtle, please phone — (see picture above)
Our turtle Shirley has escaped once again from turtle camp on J. Road, near V. Ave. She should be wearing a piece of blue duct tape on the back of her shell. She’s very friendly. She may have gotten pretty far – last time, she got to near J. Road and R. Road. before she was found.
Please call ——- (land line) if found. Or text ——-. Thank you!
Reward offered.
Probably will have lit out in the exact same direction as before.
RESPONSES:
W. H. – 1 day ago
I hope that neuroscientist didn’t get her for his experiments.
M. H. -1d ago
Oh my goodness we’ll keep our eyes out! (I read this and thought – oh my goodness, another person who sends their turtle to camp?! And then realized it was you!)
UPDATE:
as of today
shirley is still on the lam.
—
“take a walk with a turtle. and behold the world in pause.”
-bruce feiler
