Category Archives: discovery

Jul23

no better high.

Posted on July 23, 2025 by beth

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imagine my excitement

when walking back from town

something catching my eye

peeking under the little trees

alongside a front porch

only to discover

a complete tiny village.

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‘there is no better high than discovery.’

-E. O. Wilson

*Edward Osborne Wilson (1929–2021), University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard, was the guiding force that shaped the mission of the E.O. Wilson BiodiversityFoundation. Widely considered one of the greatest natural scientists of our time, he was a pioneer in efforts to preserve and protect the biodiversity of our planet, receiving more than 150 international awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for his books On Human Nature and The Ants.

Dec1

pathway.

Posted on December 1, 2023 by beth

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the kinder discovered a pathway on a hill

covered in beautiful, kind, and encouraging stones

created by the older children

left behind for them to find

“what sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

these are but trifles, to be sure;

but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.”

-joseph addision

Sep8

seeing magic.

Posted on September 8, 2023 by beth

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and, the magic has begun.

the kinder find an extended family of roly-poly’s in the trunk of a tree

everyone runs over to see them.

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“children can see magic because they look for it.”

-christopher moore

Aug24

new paths.

Posted on August 24, 2023 by beth

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some paths just wait to be discovered

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“we keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things,

because we are curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”

-walt disney

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leslie park, ann arbor,michigan, usa

Apr12

discovery shopping.

Posted on April 12, 2023 by beth

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(not me, but a baby who shops with my same level of fervor as she fills her cart)

i love the adventure of shopping at t.j. maxx

walking in, not knowing what kind of treasure i’ll find

one can never enter

looking for a particular thing or size

you have to keep an open mind

be willing to discover as you go

i don’t enjoy regular shopping

but this

is almost a sport

a discovery scavenger hunt

going up and down the aisles

filling my cart

with all kinds of things i didn’t know that i needed

or that they even existed

like the stuffed duck with four legs

the vintage style pink baby reindeer with white snow glitter

and a pinecone falling off of it

a very soft blanket with woodland creatures and plants

a sweater that is my exact favorite shade of green

the thai chili and lime bath soap

i cannot believe that no one bought these treasures before i arrived

it’s all a matter of luck and timing!

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“a discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.”

-albert szent gyorgyi

Dec16

make way for the answer.

Posted on December 16, 2022 by beth

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when you

arrive at work in the dark

leave work in the light

go to get in your car

noticing that you’ve parked

in front of a cool old rusty thing and a bone

and you wonder what the story is.

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“to respect a mystery is to make way for the answer.”
― criss jami

Dec6

up for a stroll?

Posted on December 6, 2021 by beth

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The longest road in the world to walk is from Cape Town (South Africa) to Magadan (Russia).

No need for planes or boats, there are bridges.

It’s 22,387 km and it takes 4,492 hours to run it.

It would be 187 days walking non-stop, or 561 days walking 8 hours a day.

The route passes through 17 countries, six time zones and all seasons of the year.

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“all walking is discovery, on foot we take the time to see things whole.”

*-hal borland

*Harold “Hal” Glen Borland was an American author, journalist and naturalist. In addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New Yorker.

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credits: united humanists