coolest rainboots ever
show how deep the puddles are
when you’re
standing/jumping/running/splashing
in the rain
on outdoor adventure day.
—
“look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
-albert einstein
May4
Category Archives: outside
Jun2
odoriagaru.
the kinder were literally jumping for joy
when watching the wind spin the pinwheels on the grass!
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jumping for joy – leaping-for-joy (japanese)
躍り上がる (odoriagaru: to spring up, leap to one’s feet) to leap + up.
Apr28
outdoors.
another beautiful outdoor adventure day
—
“in this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania,
quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked.”
-margaret wise brown, american children’s book author
Mar18
stuck.
one foot in a boot
one foot out
stuck tight in the mud
give a happy shout.
—
a rite of passage and sure sign of spring
on outdoor adventure day.
—
“it isn’t that deep, they said.”
-author unknown
Nov19
the land of your childhood.
first snow of the year – outdoor adventure day
—
first time with sustained snow play for many
running, jumping, sticks, snow angels, footprints, chasing,
snow picnic, snow story, snowballs, duck,duck,polar bear game,
lost mittens, noses running, rosy cheeks
eating lots and lots and lots of snow
one said it was the best snack in the world
and it just might be.
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“there is no land like the land of your childhood.”
-michael powell
Sep30
in it.
with the return of the school year
comes the return of our outdoor adventure days.
—
“we could have never loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.”
-george eliot
Apr30
mud-soaked.
finding the mud was such a delight
starting out slow
checking how deep it was with a stick
walking, then running, then jumping, then splashing
only one ‘quicksand’ victim who we unstuck
boots dumped out after
filled with water dirt wood chips, rocks, sticks and unknown mushy things
ending with
a pair of mud-soaked socks
drying in the sun
and so much tired fun.
” mud is the most poetical thing in the world.”
-reginald horace blyth
Apr22
on earth day, and every day.
kinder in their natural habitat capturing the ever-elusive giant stick
—
“live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink,
taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the Earth.”
-henry david thoreau
Jul10
on top of mt. woodchip.
now this is what i call a room with a view.
—
“when you chop wood, chips fly”
-nikolai yezhov
Jun27
worth it.
“there are no shortcuts to any place worth going”
-beverly sills
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empire bluffs trail, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
I didn't have my glasses on.... 