shoes left behind
no need for these when you find the river.
—
“let your shoes take you to where your happiness grows.”
-anthony t. hincks
Jul19
Jul18
sometimes, bad days are there to remind you that you have good ones to look forward to. – author unknown
six years ago, and the message still applies to all of us –
like 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 –
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.
—
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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Jul17
axe.
just another skill
acquired during the pandemic
my son-in-law built an axe throwing target
as something to do for fun
showed me how to throw
i’m definitely not a natural
but kept trying
finally got it to stick
my aim is not great
which might make me
even more dangerous
but that’s for another day.
—
“an axe cuts through a forest not because of its size, but its endurance.”
– matshona dhliwayo
Jul16
trepidation.
(not me, but a cute model displaying my level of trepidation about going to my dentist,
and me exactly, if i was a goat with braces, tiny horns, and yellowing teeth.)
—
i finally got the call i’d been fearing for months
my dentist was beginning to reschedule appointments
cancelled due to coivd
and i was on the list!
i showed up
with gritted teeth and edgy nerves
as every dental visit begins for me
as we went through all of the safety protocol
leading up to my virus-abbreviated visit
i realized there could be worse things
still didn’t relax
until it was over
but at least
i was healthy.
had a very kind dentist.
and had teeth.
and no braces.
and no horns.
—
“before I got into rock n’ roll, I was going to be a dentist.”
-gregg allman
—
image credit: funnycity.com
Jul15
la fete nationale. (posted a day late, and a euro short)
Rue Montorgueil in Paris
“An enormous fortress of prejudices, privileges, superstitions, lies, exactions, abuses, violences, iniquities, and darkness still stands erect in this world, with its towers of hatred. It must be cast down. This monstrous mass must be made to crumble. To conquer at Austerlitz is grand; to take the Bastille is immense.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
on bastille day, all these years later, let history remind us that change is always possible.
—
art credit: Claude Monet, The Rue Montorgueil in Paris 1878
Jul14
floating.
As lockdown has forced many cinemas to close their doors due to social distancing measures, many cinephiles have turned to drive-ins to watch their favorite flicks. And while drive-ins may make an exciting cinema experience, a floating movie theater in Paris takes outdoor movie-going to another level, swapping out cars with boats.
Next week, the waters of the iconic Seine river in the French capital will see the arrival of a floating movie theatre where people can enjoy themselves in socially distant boats.
The “Le Cinéma sur l’Eau”, or “cinema on the water”, will be held on July 18 to celebrate the return of Paris Plages, an annual event organized by the French capital, that creates temporary beaches along the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette during the summer.
The floating cinema will welcome 150 locals who will be able to kick back in one of 38 small electric boats to watch “Le Grand Bain”, a French comedy about a group of men who start a synchronized swimming team and “A Corona Story”, a short film about COVID-19.
Each boat will seat four to six people, making sure that the groups consist of family or friends to makes sure social distancing measures are met. Also, to make sure that as many as people can benefit from this boat-cinema experience, another 150 people will be able to watch from deckchairs on dry land.
To get the chance to attend such an exceptional movie night, Parisians can enter a raffle for free tickets from July 7 – 16.
—
“solitude is not the same as loneliness. solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.”
-robert fulghum
—
photo/text credits: derya ozdemir, interesting engineering, daily optimist, paris
Jul13
sparkle.
today’s fortune
(it could just be a piece of glitter gone rogue)
i do love the quote below though, and i’m going with that.
—
“you sparkle with larceny.”
Wilson Mizner, American playwright (1876-1933)
Jul12
no public nudity.
well, who knew?
—
“if god had meant us to walk around naked, he would never have invented the wicker chair. “
-erma bombeck
—
saugatuck, michigan usa – july 2020
Jul11
may all your weeds be wildflowers.
imagine my surprise
when coming home
noticing the landscapers
had mulched and manured and cleaned
my garden
but in doing so
had removed my garden vision
i’ve been nurturing for a while
a huge mix of wildflower seeds
a naturalized garden
most on the cusp of blooming
it was full and lush and green and tall with stems
so full of potential
the surprise beauty of new flowers
yet to be discovered
i’m sure they just saw weeds
were trying to help me by ‘cleaning it up’
leaving only what they recognized as flowers
i so appreciate all of their work
it’s clear we don’t share the same vision.
—
“man is the only critter who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds.”
~author unknown
Jul10
twitterpated.
word of the day: twitterpated
part of speech: adjective
origin: American English, 1940s
- infatuated or obsessed
- in a state of nervous excitement
Examples of twitterpated in a sentence:
“‘Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime.’ — Bambi (1942)”
“The family is all twitterpated as they pace around the waiting room for the announcement of the new baby.”
When was the last time you were twitterpated?
—
“words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.”
-william shakespeare
I didn't have my glasses on.... 