well,
maybe the way to go is up?
—
‘it may be that when we no longer know…
which way to go we have begun our real journey.
the mind that is not baffled is not employed.
the impeded stream is the one that sings.’
*wendell berry
*Wendell Berry is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer.
—
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – 2025
walking through a mix of fall leaves
i see
golds, and browns, and yellows, and oranges, and reds
and…
—
‘on the other hand, you have different fingers.’
-steven wright
now that it’s november
I went on my annual quest
to buy a planning calendar
for the coming year
lo and behold
after going to three stores
not one of them
had a single 2026 calendar
each store seemed puzzled
that none had arrived yet
is this a bad sign
for the coming year?
for the future?
what’s up with 2026?
am i not supposed
to be planning anything
after December 31, 2025?
—
‘tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.’
-og mandino, american author and inspirational speaker
—
art credit: the michigan daily
this thoughtful young artist
has left a painter’s palette
and kind hearts
for any passerby
feeling inspired
to create
using the colors left for them
moved by
the surroundings
and such kind generosity.
—
‘a world of colors on the palette remained….
wandering…
on canvases still emerging.’
-wassily kandinsky
‘we’re not sure who did it,
but is must have gotten all over our fur
when we were trying to clean it up.’
‘if you don’t talk to your cats about catnip, who will?’
– a public service announcement
tiniest little house – charleston, south carolina, usa
—
‘all safe in my tiny home.’
– erwin moser, artist
once again I found myself in the magical portal at the airport
I always forget
this secret-ish place
exists on a lower level
at the airport
connecting one concourse to another
you have to enter it occasionally
depending on where your gate is
you go down the escalator
leaving the hustle and bustle behind
then you’re
suddenly thrust into a very different kind of space
colorful psychedelic wavy walls softly glow
as you glide through on a moving sidewalk
soft ambient new age-y calming music
wraps all around you
until you arrive
at your destination
on the other side
it’s kind of mind-blowing
I can’t imagine the different reactions
different kinds of people must have
but I know I am always surprised anew
when I find myself there
sometimes you’ll meet someone
who brings it up
in the outside world
have you ever been…?
do you know about…?
it’s like you’re part of a secret club
hiding in plain sight.
” Airports exist in a strange, liminal space where time feels unreal. You could spend anywhere from one hour to three days there, and life just pauses. It’s a universal place of transit, yet untethered to any real “place.” “With a little imagination, airports become magical portals to distant lands. Sure, maybe you have a ticket to one specific place, but in reality, you could go anywhere. Infinite connections, endless possibilities — just a gate away. Foreign, yet familiar. Transient, yet grounding. Impersonal, yet deeply human. Static, yet always in motion. Liminal. Universal.” – clarissa tan, yale news
good harbor grill
good help wanted
—
‘whatever you are, be a good one.’
-william makepeace thackeray
—
glen arbor, michigan, usa, October 20
i’m always fascinated
by how we continue to learn new things every day
it’s a part of what keeps life so interesting in my opinion
while all of us know people
who believe they already ‘know it all’
I learned a long time ago it’s just not true
I also learned that for all of the many things I learn
there are also things that I forget
so hopefully I learn more than I forget
should I just call it even then?
or odd?
—
“if we remembered everything,
we should on most occasions be as ill off as if we remembered nothing”
-Aaron S. Benjamin, Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting
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image credit: Harvard Medical School, Daydreaming Brain
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