on my way to vote in the primary election yesterday
in the midst of many signs
one stood out.
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“in an election, one needs both hope and audacity.”
francois hollande
Aug9
Category Archives: Life
Aug8
a point of light.
’twas fairy day at the artisan’s market
and soon they came around
lots of them of ev’ry kind
and treasures to be found.
“the fairy poet takes a sheet o f moonbeam, silver white;
his ink is dew from daisies sweet,
his pen a point of light.
~joyce kilmer
Aug7
born of the heart.
public love art
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“never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.”
-basil rathbone
Aug6
black and white and blues all over.
happened upon this scene
while out on a walk today
i’m not sure what happened
but it couldn’t have been good.
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“every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.”
-amy winehouse
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.
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“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.
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“detroit is big enough to matter in the world
and small enough for you to matter in it.”
― jeanette pierce
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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
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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.
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“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?
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“i can’t seem to shake waking up early.”
-stewart rahr
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at sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore,
glen lake, empire, mi, usa
I didn't have my glasses on.... 