the sky
the tree
the berries
i
SEE.
—
nature is not stingy
with her miracles
we simply forget to look.
-sara sarna
—
argo park, ann arbor, mi, usa, october 2026
Oct6
Category Archives: observations
Mar5
the passing parade.
the diag at center of the university of michgan campus
on a beautiful day
a good people watching place to be.
—
“i’m still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to.
for me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.”
-garry trudeau
-Garry is an american satirist whose comic strip, doonesbury,
reflected social and political life in the united states during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Sep8
seeing magic.
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.
—
“children can see magic because they look for it.”
-christopher moore
Oct15
words of wisdom.
kinder do hands-on research
writing their observations and making conclusions in their notes
“words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists.”
-james newman
Mar26
sonder.
sonder – n.
the realization that each random passerby
is living a life
as vivid and complex as your own.
—
THE DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE SORROWS – John Koenig
—
kerrytown, ann arbor, mi, usa – march 2019
Jan2
‘for the last twelve months we have all been living in one year and now all of a sudden it is another.’ – roald dahl
and it is upon us.
welcome it with open antlers.
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image credit: edgemagazine.net
Jun14
Sometimes, a winner is a dreamer who never gave up. – Unknown
while much of the globe is preoccupied with the world cup from june 12-july 13,
here is an alternative championship that could give fifa a run for its money.
the world toe-wrestling championships.
in 1976, when pubgoers in derbyshire, england grew bored with arm wrestling,
they began locking big toes and trying to pin their opponent’s foot to the ground.
rules state that competitors must yell out ‘toe much!’ if they want to throw in the towel.
competition is serious.
world champion, alan ‘nasty’ nash
has come home with broken toes nine times!
—
just play. have fun. enjoy the game.
michael jordan
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credits: cameracrewgermany.com, bbc news, mental floss magazine
Jun12
balls: world cup day one.
it’s world cup time and team oz is ready.
these guys seem pretty unruffled.
and who needs shorts down under?
best of luck to team u.s.a.
let the games begin!
—
I say if you’re going to take a chance on something, you just go full balls to the wall.
Toby Keith
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image credit: the kangaroo sanctuary Alice Springs
Jun7
the aussies are coming! the aussies are coming!
and i couldn’t be happier.
part of my family lives down under.
and soon
they will be up top with us for a while.
and i will have my dream
of all of the daughters
and all of the sons in law
and all of the grand babies
in one place at one time.
and it is sure to be an adventure.
—
Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.
Gail Lumet Buckley
Jun4
Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. ~Jean de la Bruyere
it is our last day today as a class.
and as we look back –
and look ahead –
we find
that a part of each of us
is still right here.
always has been.
and always will be.
—
Always jump in the puddles! Always skip alongside the flowers.
The only fights worth fighting are the pillow and food varieties.
Terri Guillemets
