driving through the irish hills in michigan
i came across this interesting old barn
still standing
but with a roof
now open to the sky
what a beautiful upward view.
—
“once you have tasted the taste of the sky, you will forever look up.”
leonardo da vinci
while visiting my niece’s school
in the beautiful woods of northern michigan
i realized that it wouldn’t be
a real end of their school year goodbye
without a bear to see them off.
—
“but of course, it isn’t really good-bye, because the forest will always be there…
and anybody who is friendly with bears can find it.”
-a.a. milne
—
pathfinder school, traverse city, michigan, usa
that moment
when you go to the grocery
to get some ice
for your food
after a wild and windy rainstorm
knocked your power out
you pull out your bags of ice
only to find
a secret ice cream stash
placed there by a brilliant grocery worker
hidden for later
and your day is made.
—
“greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.”
-victor hugo
the wizard house
the purple house with the sun
—
so many stories here
—
“every spirit makes its house,
and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.”
-ralph waldo emerson
—
images: Ann Arbor, Michigan – Traverse City, Michigan
so lucky
that this amazing offer
found its way to me
you will be the first to know
when the
eight million and some change
is in my hands
only a matter of time
now, to figure out
what to do with all of it.
Sorry for my intrusion into your comment post.
I really want you to contact me through my official email address esq.advocate.betty@gmail.com regarding a deposit of eight
million five hundred thousand dollars left behind by my late client who is a national of your country.
upon your response, I shall send you detail informations about this fund and why i contact you in the first place.
Thanks as I wait for you.
Betty Nicholet Esq
—
“every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
-ebert hubbard
—
image credit: videohive.net
crossed paths with a pizza out for a stroll
on a mission
headed for the river
pizza was sliced and ready
to float
to swim
to shoot the cascades
perfect conditions today for a pizza.
—
“the closest thing I use to beauty products is the grease on the pizza from John’s Pizzeria.”
-mark feuerstein
in the tree tunnel
—
‘it is difficult to realize how great a part of all that is cheerful and delightful
in the recollections of our own life is associated with trees.”
~wilson flag
—
traverse city, michigan, usa, pathfinder school
what a wonderful honor
to be invited by my sweet niece
who took off a beautiful cloth
uncovered a hidden box
used a tiny key
to show me
the inside of
her very special treasure chest
filled with
fairy writings, magical books, pearls, stones, keys, a brooch, books, tiny envelopes, a puzzle piece and…
—
“not all treasures are silver and gold, mate.”
-captain jack sparrow
closing out the day on glen lake
—
“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”
-mike a. lancaster
—
glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
summer 2020
after consulting with
my bazooka bubblegum wrapper
to consider my fortune
i see that it really
summed it all up
perfectly
in just five words:
:
“i have absolutely no idea.”
—
‘henceforth I ask not good fortune. i myself am good fortune.”
– Walt Whitman, from Song of the Open Road
