“i see the trees and the sky in the water
and when we
throw things in the water
it makes circles. “
(-the kinders)
—
“there is no better designer than nature.”
~ alexander mcQueen
Sep27
Author Archives: beth
Sep26
truth.
john f. kennedy’s campaign appearance
at the train station
1960 ann arbor michigan
(with tom payne, patrick mcnamara, governor swainson, soapy williams)
—
on this day of the first debate
by the candidates for the u.s. presidency
i look
back to the past
ahead to the future
and
hope for the truth
—
“a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood
in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– john f. kennedy
—
credits: ali van den broek, ann arbor townies, ann arbor archives
Sep25
style.
ran into these two happy chaps who arrived at the stadium in style.
oh, and there was a pretty good game going on inside, too.
university of michigan beat penn state
go blue!
—
“fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable.
style is more about being yourself.”
-oscar de la renta
Sep24
sick.
onward.
—
“there is one consolation in being sick;
and that is the possibility that
you may recover to a better state
than you were ever in before.”
-henry david thoreau
—
image credit: google images
Sep23
nap.
a scene not unlike my classroom, earlier today.
—
“when the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”
-tom hodgkinson
—
image credit: googleimages
Sep22
let things go.
—
credit: wordporn
Sep21
open doors.
one day gerald mysteriously appeared
with a note and a friendly greeting
left by an unknown visitor
and
he moved into
the fairy community at my cottage
i know they welcomed him
with open arms and open doors.
—-
“happiness often sneaks in
through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
-john barrymore
Sep20
save the date.
good to know
and i will plan accordingly.
—
“i like my zombies slow and i like my zombies stupid.”
-seth grahame-smith
Sep19
“there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” ~g.k. chesterton
what a beautiful morning to help
at the annual
juvenile diabetes research foundation event
and
to take a great walk after
right in the mix with
dogs, babies, strollers, scooters, families,
friends, teams, singles, wagons and trees
and then come to the end
very happy to have been a part of it all.
“we are all here on earth to help others;
what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.”
-w.h. auden
—
—
photo credit: steve townsend
Sep18
the start of more.
at the library
tucked into the honeycombs
reading and chatting
grandie r
sees a little girl
who wanders over
and she says to her,
“i’m four and i have some friends from school
but i just need one more and it should be you.”
she answers,
“okay, i’m four too and i’m mira,”
then she climbs on in
and that is how they became new friends.
—
“every new friend is a new adventure…
the start of more memories.”
-patrick lindsay
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