powerful messages found everywhere
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“in an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.”
-maajid nawaz
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grand trunk pub, detroit, michigan, usa -2020
Dec8
Tag Archives: city
Aug22
coconut.
when walking downtown
this just sitting on a corner
no palm trees to be found
i wonder
if you are missing your coconut
did you leave it behind
did you lose it
and not notice?
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“in the garden of gentle sanity, may you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.”
-chogyam trungpa
Jun18
intersection.
as the city begins to reopen
i find so many things at an intersection
guys on scooters, cars, pedestrians, orange construction cones,
lights, signs, trees, a clock, flyers
and of course
a robot delivering food across town
who gets the right of way?
man or machine?
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“we’re fascinated with robots because they are reflections of ourselves.”
-ken goldberg
Dec6
inspiration everywhere.
beginning
and ending
a beautiful day spent in chicago.
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“inspiration comes from everywhere:
books, art, people on the street.
it is an interior process for me.”
-colleen atwood
Dec1
main street.
main street, ann arbor, mi, usa – 1952, a few years back.
when transportation options were booming
and parking was more flexible.
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“all the stories i’ll ever need are right here on main street.”
-robert corbier
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photo credits: ann arbor townies, carol nordman
Oct9
barber.
no appointment needed.
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‘being a barber is about taking care of the people.”
-anthony hamilton
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varsity barber shop, ann arbor, michigan ,usa
Sep10
street.
music
magic
words
ideas
so many things to discover on the street
wonders all.
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“the marvels of daily life are exciting;
no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.”
-robert doisneau
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ann arbor, michigan, usa – september 2018
Apr26
hibernation.
and just like that
the city has emerged from a very long hibernation.
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“hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.”
-ralph ellison
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gallup park, ann arbor, mi, usa – april 2018
Jan17
city.
and this is how a city is born –
urban planning at its finest.
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“a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time”
-patrick gedde
Dec5
moon over mi-city.
last night’s super moon over ann arbor.
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“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
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image credit: g.e. anderson, alumni association of university of michigan
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