Category Archives: Life

Aug25

off to see the wizard.

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(picture me as the one in the dress without braids, sparkly shoes, or little dog)

when going to the library

to pick up books i had ordered

i walked into the lobby

to grab them off the shelf

 the rest of the library was still closed

it was dead silent

no other people were around

but i swear that i heard someone talking to me

i looked in all directions and didn’t see anyone

i heard someone speak once again

 looked up to see a giant head on a screen

 asking if i was there for a book

my eyes got huge (and i possibly jumped a bit)

so unexpected – talking to a head on a screen

i then knew how dorothy must have felt in the wizard of oz

when she saw the wizard’s head projected on the big curtain

i thanked the giant head, grabbed my books, and walked down the street

thinking about how much i love being surprised by life.

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happy 81st anniversary to the wizard of oz

(i now have a new appreciation for it)

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“be unprepared, that’s my motto. let life surprise you.”

-marty rubin

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Aug8

finish line.

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this finish line

chalked in rosy pink

at the end of a 

looooooooooong 

line of yellow

 the other end unmarked.

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“i realized something. that wasn’t a finish line for me…that was my new starting line”

-wendelin van draanen

Jul30

being empty.

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aftermath of our afternoon trip down the river – 2020 style

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what started out as a promising enterprise

full of air and up on top

 waylaid by the first set of cascades

day’s lazy dreams dashed against the rocks

so quickly deflated

 yet just as suddenly

floated back up

found a way 

after all

not as planned

this will always be remembered as the year that was

for so many reasons

that taught us how to make it to the end

safety vests strapped on and fingers crossed

even if we had to body surf our way through it

or borrow a raft now and then. 

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“there is even rhythm in being empty.”

-miyamoto musashi

Jul22

bolder.

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a tiny toad crossed paths with grandie f

i wonder which one was more excited to meet the other.

 

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“the smaller the creature, the bolder its spirit.”

-suzy kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun

Jul18

sometimes, bad days are there to remind you that you have good ones to look forward to. – author unknown

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six years ago, and the message still applies to all of us –

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IMG_0121like the day

you stood on the upside-down water table

with your beloved blankie and pacifiier all dirty

a bandaid on your scraped-up foot

mosquito bites itching

an empty bug net

and a turtle with a snapped-off tail nearby

 you can’t find your shoes

your diaper is wet

 you’re tired

and your shorts are all twisted-up.

and then –

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 suddenly

it is the next day

and the sun is shining

and

you have a fancy cocktail

right in front of you

with

floating fruit cut in shapes

a special bendy straw

and you are standing

at a table just your size

with your fancy red shirt on

and your smile

is as big as the universe

and

in an instant

all is well with the world

once again.

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here’s to you, baby j, as you continue to persevere

and find your way through the world, even after the tough…

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Jun28

al fresco.

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streets now closed to cars
on friday afternoons through sunday evenings
so people can move to the streets
to walk, talk, dine, and be distant
a pretty natural adaption.
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“eating outdoors makes for good health and long life and good temper, everyone knows that.”
-elise de wolfe
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ann arbor, mi, usa – june 2020
Jun18

intersection.

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as the city begins to reopen

i find so many things at an intersection

guys on scooters, cars, pedestrians, orange construction cones,

lights, signs, trees, a clock, flyers

and of course

a robot delivering food across town

who gets the right of way?

man or machine?

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“we’re fascinated with robots because they are reflections of ourselves.”

-ken goldberg

Jun6

glow.

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closing out the day on glen lake

 

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“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”

-mike a. lancaster

 

 

 

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glen lake, empire, michigan, usa

summer 2020

May26

banjo.

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met this musician

while out on a walk

  playing

just to make people feel better

 music and compassion

flowed from him. 

 

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“the banjo is truly an american instrument,

and it captures something about our past.”

-steve martin

May25

remembering on memorial day.

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thank you.

 

“since it is not granted to us to live long, 

let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.”

e. joseph cossman

 

 

 

 

 

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