the dinos have had it
and it looks like
they’ve organized
as seen in
this garden in town.
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“climate is an angry beast
and we are poking at it with sticks.”
photo credit: ann arbor townies, k. nyht
as i’ve been walking and exploring
the parks and outdoor recreation areas around town
i realize how many i have yet to visit
so i’ve decided to walk in each of the parks
in ann arbor
all 159+ of them
to see what is unique about each
with more than
2,000 acres of parkland
50,000 trees
a river, dams, falls, hills, ponds, gardens,
woods, meadows, prairies, and rec areas
found in spaces ranging from
tiny neighborhood green spots to wide open expanses
i see an adventure ahead
with no planned deadline or timeline
so i began the list alphabetically yesterday
and have walked 2 of them so far
only 157+ to go.
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“parks are works of art just as a painting or sculpture is.”
-thomas hoving
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credits: ann arbor parks and recreation
chris taylor atop a bit of art at ann arbor’s top of the park festival
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i had a pleasant surprise
when i opened my front door
and standing there was
my mayor, chris taylor
he was walking around the neighborhoods
talking to people
about the upcoming primary election
we talked for a bit
and i thanked him
for all he’s done
and continues to do
for ann arbor
when he left
and i closed the door
i thought that this is how politicians should be
just walking around talking to people in their neighborhoods.
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“the true privilege of being mayor
is that I have the opportunity to be everyone’s neighbor.”
-thomas menino
summer schedule
another day, another quiet hike.
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waldeinsamkeit;
(n.) forest solitude,
the feeling of being alone in the woods.
one with nature.
– german
another beautiful day for a peaceful walk in ann arbor
“science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
-carl sagan
something is lost or wandering.
(*question and response chain on my neighborhood website – mixed in among the recommendations for contractors, giveaways, news and upcoming events)
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*Anyone lose a peacock? peahen?
A. C. from Crest/Washington · 8h ago
Was leaving the house a little after 11 maybe and a large peacock or peahen appeared wandering through the Kenwood backyards heading north.
P. V. from Crest/Washington · 8h ago
are you sure it wasnt a turkey?
C. G. from Dexter-Miller · 7h ago
A wild turkey has been seen on the South West Side in the last couple days.
A. C. from Crest/Washington · 5h ago
A friend and I were at the end of the drive way when we saw it come through the spaces between the garages and at first I thought I was really losing it because it looked like a vulture perching and then for a split second I did think it was a turkey but it was gone. I swear sometimes you never know in this neighborhood.
S. P. from Crest/Washington · 5h ago
Yes, saw the turkeys last year ( or year before ? ) walking up and around Fair Street near Glendale. I thought there used to be three of them.
J. S. from Dicken · 1h ago
Well. I can think of even a few turkeys who think they themselves are peacocks!
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image credits: eric carle, pinterest
cold, morning rain does little but make one anxious to reach their destination, even if that is work or school. this innovative student solved the problem of hands free walking on one such campus morning in 1969. “U-M engineering student gary keck of detroit is too unconventional to raise an umbrella. he wards off the morning rain with a stylish sombrero. ole!”
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“optimists are neither in denial nor naïve about challenges and difficulties in life.
they simply attend to and acknowledge the positive.”
– eric kim
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credits: oldnews.aadl.org, ann arbor townies
afternoon in the rain at the ann arbor immigrants’ march
another power loss at dusk
and a warm dinner date to end the day.
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“a little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.”
-pope francis
I didn't have my glasses on.... 