waking up on the lake
—
“it’s morning, and again I am that lucky person who is in it…..”
-mary oliver, the hummingbird
May29
Author Archives: beth
May28
one card short.
it’s well into the night
when it becomes apparent
that one of our players
has fully slipped into a
‘one card short of a deck’
state of mind
and announces –
“i can’t play anymore, all of my cards say the same thing.”
—
“as long as there are games to play it is not over. “
-alex ferguson
May28
up and down.
what’ll it be? ladder, slide, stairs, or parachute?
—
“it’s an up and down thing, the human goal, because the human is always an explorer, an adventurist. “
- c. millan
May27
busy.
the busy work of designing and building
the playground bridge and dam
a bigger project than the panama canal.
—
“i’m in an agreeable state: busy, enthusiastic, curious.”
-isabelle adjani
May26
relax-ku.
time to relax now
long weekend brings calm and fun
friends warm the spirit.
—
“i don’t have anything to prove anymore. i can relax.”
-paloma picasso
—
image credit: daily mail
May25
stalks gone wild.
it seems that the bean stalks
in our classroom
have gone a bit wild
very quickly
and
we are on the lookout for giants.
—
“well, first of all,” said the bfg,
“human beans is not really believing in giants, is they?
human beans is not thinking we exist.”
- -roald dahl – “the bfg”
May24
butter and love.
“cookies are made of butter and love. “
~norwegian proverb
May23
under her wing.
when learning to swim, sometimes one needs a bit of extra help.
—
“water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. there is no life without water.”
-albert szent-gyorgyi
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image credit: bradley cooper
May22
light.
May21
bloom.
the peony tree is back in full bloom
