“that we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone,
that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.”
-john berger
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anna scripps whitcomb conservatory, belle isle, detroit, michigan
kinder quite naturally, know what to do
—
“in a time of destruction, create something.”
-maxine hong kingston
once again, my favorite tiny window offers me a view to remember.
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“the eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.”
-gregory maguire
drove by
this lovely tree
dressed in all of it’s finest adornments
dancing to the wind.
—
“no matter how mighty and strong a tree is,
it will always dance to the tune of the wind.”
-okelola olamigoke
last night’s walk in the park
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“it is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam.
this crisp winter air is full of it.”
-john burroughs
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argo park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – february 2021
grand circus park, detroit, michigan, usa – 1920s
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walking in the beautiful snowfall yesterday, it was clear some things never change, even after 100 years
—
“snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.”
-mary oliver
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photo credit: historic detroit
there is one spectacle grander than the sea,
that is the sky;
there is one spectacle grander than the sky,
that is the interior of the soul.
-victor hugo
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Arcadia Dunes, C.S. Mott Nature Preserve, on the shores of Lake Michigan, hiking Old Baldy Trail – October 2020
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furstenberg park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – june 2020
