“there is too much bad news to justify complacency
there is too much good news to justify despair.”
-donella meadows
—
image credit: bizjournals, dirk rietschel
Aug5
Aug4
late night snacks.
hung out with four of the six-pack tonight
after
pool time
trampoline jumping
walking
scooter-ing
fast food-ing
bike riding
creating with clay
home spa nail painting
singing
hide and seek
a TV movie
rounding up the cats
baths/showers
pajamas
stories
building a giant sleep nest
no one is at all tired yet
the perfect time to bake brownies
and eat them as a late night snack
with some ice cream on top
their parents will never know.
—
“if we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?”
-author unknown (pinterest)
Aug3
surprises.
I spent some time this morning
creating the beginnings of a fairy village
in the front garden
of a friend’s little girl
who liked to come and visit my garden
when she got home
she discovered the surprise
saw the fairies had moved in
right in her very own front yard
and gave it her full endorsement
—
“the whole point of life was you couldn’t ever be sure what would happen next.
sometimes what happened was good, sometimes not,
but there were always surprises.”
― veronica henry, author
Aug2
grand symphony.
sonic lunch
a free concert series
thanks to a collaboration between
a local radio station and a local bank
always brings the city together
for a shared experience
the light, the music, the bubbles, the dancing, the company
the break from work, stress, life, worries, routines
at least for a little while
once each summer week
shaed performs for a welcoming crowd
—
“we are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony.”
-guy laliberte
—
liberty plaza, ann arbor, mi, usa – august 2019
Aug1
august shines.
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image credit: blackmoon photo, austin
Jul31
distraction.
sometimes you find it
even in the
most unlikely of places
like tucked away
under a picnic table
on a farm with gentle deer
that you feed
apples and leaves to
while indoor tennis lessons
are going on in the barn
a ping pong table
standing by
waiting to be played upon
a farm house, museum, and gardens
sitting quietly
all surrounded
by corn fields and a golf course
way out in the middle of nowhere.
—
“skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion.
everything else is a distraction.”
-talib kweli
Jul30
possibilities for sale, but not today.
unfortunately
this door was locked
when I happened upon it.
that’s an awful lot to pack into one store.
like the costco of the possibility world.
I wonder if they offer free samples.
what do you think I would find inside?
—
“there are many spokes on the wheel of life.
first, we’re here to explore new possibilities.”
-ray charles
—
ann arbor,michigan, usa – summer 2019
Jul28
chatting.
friends meet under the bridge
and relax into an after-dinner chat.
—
“I’d be smiling and chatting away,
and my mind would be floating around somewhere else
like a balloon with a broken string.”
-haruki murakami
—
Ann Arbor, mi – summer 2019
Jul27
two shoes.
and what was just one shoe
perched up high
has now grown to two shoes
overnight.
the only thing missing is the wearer
hopefully not sitting
perched here
tomorrow morning.
—
“comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.”
-shel silverstein
Jul26
shoe.
like a trophy
standing proud
atop a pedestal
sits one tiny shoe.
—
“let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.”
-ryunosuke satoro
