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
Jul8
Tag Archives: children
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
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
Jun30
if i could be doing anything, i’d be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on tv. – anita baker
waking up on their first morning here,
the aussie joeys begin their day,
amidst
junk food,
stuffed animals,
blankets
and
cartoons.
and
in the cottage
of their grandmother,
peaches
who loves them.
—
life would be perfect if:
Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn’t exist,
and goodbyes were only until tomorrow.
– author unknown
Jun29
the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. – e.e. cummings
children and the young at heart
are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty
in honor of International Mud Day.
a man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it. ~R.C. Ferguson
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image credits: letthechildrenplay.com, firefliesandmudpuppies,g2goutside.org
Jun25
a two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it. – jerry seinfeld
happy birthday sweet baby girl
you are the last
of the grandbabies
six under six
to turn two
little r.
and your beloved dog, baron
and the rest of our family
will always watch over you
and look up to you
even if you are the youngest.
One of the virtues of being very young
is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
~Sam Levenson
Jun23
never go on trips with anyone you do not love. – ernest hemingway
the aussies have finally landed on the continent
and the little joeys have been like this since their arrival in nyc.
can’t wait until they hit ann arbor on sunday night.
—
jet lag is your soul trying to catch up after flying.
ryan ross
Jun21
Searching for a Solution: How Two Dads are Making a Big Difference
my brother, scott,
who is also the father of my nephew, hazen,
who i miss every single day.
on aljazeera america.
once again, trying to spread the word and not giving up the fight.
https://www.facebook.com/SolvingKidsCancer
In case you missed the segment Solving Kids’ Cancer which aired on Al Jazeera America,
here is the link below:
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credits: aljazeera america, javier perez artwork, solving kids cancer
Jun15
The poet is a madman lost in adventure. – Paul Verlaine
in memory of my father, a funny and gentle man
who was about as far as you could get from a bad ass.
but instead,
he was just my dad
who was a busy madman in the ad world during the week.
but
who i watched this movie with,
many times.
along with every other
wwll, madcap comedy, western, and crime caper,
on saturday afternoons.
in our family room,
with sandwiches, and burnt popcorn and lemonade.
thanks for the gifts
of shared time,
a boundless imagination,
and a love of the magic of the movies.
—
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
Alfred Hitchcock
Jun13
The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon. Jean Ingelow
Under the Spell of the Moon: Art for Children from the World’s Great Illustrators
by Patricia Aldana (Editor), Various contributors (Illustrator), Stan Dragland (Translator), Katherine Patterson (Introduction)
The illustrated picture book is one of the most important genres of children’s literature. Great artists have devoted some or all of their working lives to creating art that accompanies a text written for children. While book illustration has been practiced for thousands of years, picture book illustration is a relatively new phenomena. This beautiful book is a collection of poetry from all around the world, illustrated by some of the finest picture book artists working today including Peter Sis, Anthony Browne and Quentin Blake.
IBBY (the International Board on Books for Children), at the heart of whose mandate lies the promotion of books of the highest quality, has been honoring illustrators through the Hans Christian Andersen Awards for nearly forty years. IBBY has also been helping to support the spread of book illustration for children to countries and cultures where such artistic activity is relatively new. In honor of IBBY’s work and to support its future work, many of the world’s greatest illustrators for children have donated art based on a text of their choice drawn from their childhood and culture. The result is a book that celebrates art created for children from around the world. The texts in the book are in both the original language and in English. Noted author and editor Stan Dragland has translated the texts.Groundwood Books will pay a royalty of 15% of all sales to IBBY.
I’ve never seen a moon in the sky that, if it didn’t take my breath away, at least misplaced it for a moment.
Colin Farrell
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
