closing out the day on glen lake
—
“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”
-mike a. lancaster
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glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
summer 2020
Jun6
Tag Archives: empire
Jul30
all in the same boat.
“we did not all come over on the same ship,
but we are all in the same boat.”
-bernard baruch
—
summer on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
Jul29
return.
and what could
possibly go wrong
or incredibly right
with 8 adults, 6 kids, 2 cats, 1 dog
and an occasional bear
all back in one place again
on beautiful glen lake?
—
“it’s well known that he who returns never left”
― pablo neruda
Aug10
colors.
“nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”
-ralph waldo emerson
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glen lake, michigan, usa – august 2016
Aug7
ring.
the very first ringing of the bell begins the holiday.
—
“softly the loud peal dies,
in passing winds it drowns,
but breathes, like perfect joys,
tender tones.”
-tennyson
Aug5
i rate enthusiasm even above professional skill. – edward appleton
some of the grandies
upstairs
near the bunk-bed room
pajamas on
unwinding
problem-solving
still full of energy
after a long day
spent enjoying and exploring
the water and sand and gardens and lawn
way up north
on a warm and breezy
michigan night.
Aug1
climbing up high, right into the sky.
look at your feet. you are standing in the sky.
when we think of the sky, we tend to look up,
but the sky actually begins at the earth.
~diane ackerman
family climb at the sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore – empire, michigan
Jul13
“and at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling.” — shanti
a windy day
at empire beach
on lake michigan
by sleeping bear dunes
Mar5
as i look forward to the return of the other three seasons and many more wonders
on the autumn beach on the shores of lake michigan,
with babies j and b
as the sleeping bear dunes take in the view with us
“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” Walt Streightiff
I didn't have my glasses on.... 