Mar18
also.
Category Archives: Life
Mar17
“beauty is not caused. it is.” – emily dickinson
moll’s gap –
last july
on the road from kenmare to killarney in county kerry, ireland
happy st. patrick’s day to all.
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“to love beauty is to see light.”
-victor hugo
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photo credit: thanks for the brilliant photo and good company, k. schmidt
Mar16
second thoughts.
on the eve of the big day tomorrow…
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image credit: purpleclover
Mar15
string of lights.
“today is the last day i will ever be 3.”
“tomorrow when you wake up you will be 4.”
“that is magic.”
“yes, that is magic.”
(conversation i had in my classroom today)
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“it’s alright, just wait and see, your string of lights is still bright to me.
who you are is not where you’ve been. you’re still an innocent. it’s okay…. ”
― taylor swift
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image credit: bbc, listicle
Mar14
brightened.
and the power is back on at last in my little cottage
how different it looks from yesterday
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“things go away to return, brightened for the passage”
― a.r. ammons
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image credit: tropical houses – pinterest
Mar13
igloo.
my loyal companion and i visiting my cottage
on day 6 without power.
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“if the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
-lucy larcom
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image credit: sherman hines, newfoundland, canada
Mar12
choices.
on day 5 with no power
when i log onto their site
to check on the status
i wonder
how many people
are choosing to click on
the ‘make payment’ option.
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“information can bring you choices and choices bring power –
educate yourself about your options and choices. never remain in the dark of ignorance.”
-joy page
Mar12
edges.
daylight savings time kicks in
dance on the edges.
Mar11
“i’m a reflection of the community.” tupac shakur
amidst the more than a million people without power days
our local library
has been opening at 6am
and closing late
acting without anyone asking
as an ad hoc community center
in order to offer
a safe and welcoming haven to all
full of
electricity and books and computers and games and story times
a friend to all ages
stay as long as you like
take as much as you need
on a morning visit
during my current nomadic existence
i sat with 2 high schoolers
an old couple
college roommates
a gaggle of 3 year olds
and a family
all here for the same reasons
a bit of respite
a cup of coffee
a bite to eat
a wealth of good company
a comfortable chair
and
an awful lot of warmth.
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“a library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.
it is a never failing spring in the desert.”
― andrew carnegie
Mar10
we will rebuild.
even the fairy village at my cottage took at hit
and as we wait for our power restoration
there are always a few shiny glimmers of hope on the horizon.
—
“we’ve got to rebuild human hearts –
and persuade people that hope isn’t just possible, but essential. “
-tony snow
