my favorite season begins.
—
“for the fall of the year is more than 3 months
bounded by and equinox and a solstice.
it is a summing up without the finality of the year’s end.”
-hal borland
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image credit: Yuma Hidaka – photographizemag
Sep23
Sep22
stand by your words.
standing by what could be the longest word in the universe.
—
‘this universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables
which are not those of one’s mother tongue.’
-tahar ben jelloun
Sep21
many more.
one great climb and just the beginning
—
“after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
-nelson mandela
Sep20
under pressure.
while working hard to gather rocks for the garden
we look up to see the buzzards patiently waiting
the pressure is on
as we pick up the pace
and wonder
just who/what are they waiting for?
“winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.”
-billie jean king
Sep19
common ground.
feeding the worms and roll-poly’s
everyone’s got to eat
all meals are free and served with love
“food is our common ground.”
-james beard
Sep18
lift.
this may take a while….
Sep17
juice.
after a breakfast with the grandies
sandwiches, coleslaw, hash browns, pancakes, and juice
talk turned to our worst juices
tomato.
lemon.
‘mine is hot dog juice, i tried it.’
yes, you win.
—
“what is all this juice and all this joy?”
-gerard manley hopkins
Sep16
glass.
a neighbor’s lovely collection
—
“always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass.”
-h. jackson brown, jr.
Sep15
very little.
after a fun afternoon
and wonderful evening
spent visiting and playing
grandies are tired and tucked in
when suddenly the tears come
missing mom and dad
and after
a story, Kleenex, hugs, a visit from the cat, and a goodnight call to mom
everyone settles in for the night
including bunny
does it get any better than that?
—
“very little is needed to make a happy life.”
-marcus aurelius
Sep14
diamond.
“I found this diamond and I’m going to give it to my mom. she will love it!”
—
“It’s diamonds in your pockets one week, macaroni and cheese the next.”
-jolene blalock
