a windy day
at empire beach
on lake michigan
by sleeping bear dunes
Jul13
Jul12
there’s something special about the feel of a vacation
Jul11
and we have taken the family circus on the road and headed up north
under the big top in glen arbor, michigan
there’s always lots of action in all 3 rings
and then,
we relax and look ahead to another adventure tomorrow
Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going,
don’t take anything too seriously,
it’ll all work out in the end.
David Niven
—
animated image credit: bil keane
Jul10
egotism – usually just a case of mistaken nonentity. – barbara stanwyck
my name is up in lights
and alas, it tis’nt me
borders no longer
and
dog’s not my partner
but oh, what fun to see
such a name upon
the marquis.
—
i’ll never be mistaken for pat boone.
sal mineo
Jul9
appreciation
Jul8
i owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. – g. k. chesterton
on a walk
by the detroit river
one cousin
two years older
and wiser
offers the other
a show of support
and perhaps
a small bit of advice.
—
Whatever advice you give, be short.
Horace
Jul7
a well-spent day brings happy sleep. leonardo da vinci
and at last
the family
is all tucked in
and
tuckered out
from another day
spent together
and it is good.
Jul6
if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – milton berle
set up a business
selling lemonade
to a captive audience
of family and friends.
some of the employees
wait for the customers
to come to their door
and at times business is slow.
but one,
the littlest,
has an out of the box idea.
he quietly
reclaims
lemonade
already sold
and pours it back
into the the pitcher
to resell again.
to the same captive audience.
—
“i’m a hustler, baby; i sell water to a well!”
― jay-z
Jul4
happy 4th of july
freedom lies in being bold.
robert frost
Jul2
love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself. – andre breton
all of the
grand babies
cousins
from
near
and
so far
meet in one box.
all on one continent together
for the very first time.
and it is a summit meeting
of the highest order
where they
talk about
important things
like
should we go climb in something else?
do you have squirrels or kangaroos where you live?
can you read?
how old will you be when it’s your birthday?
can you ride a bike?
does anyone know where my sippy cup is?
and
in an instant
they know
they are
all
one family.
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. E. M. Forster
