the lake rippling
calm cool as the dark welcomes
in the star-lit night
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“nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.”
-Lao Tzu
Lao-Tzu (l. c. 500 BCE, also known as Laozi or Lao-Tze) was a Chinese philosopher credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism.
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irish hills, michigan, usa – summer 2026
on the first day of fall with friends
lake michigan
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‘not every lake dreams to be an ocean.’
-memet murat ildan
at the lake with friends
swimming, floating, slow boating, lolling around
we encounter this merry band on shore
you never know who you will run across
when out to sea
best to make quick friends of them.
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‘the circus arrives without warning.’
-erin morgenstern
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irish hills, michigan, usa – summer 2024
“the sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.”
-pamela hansford johnson
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summer on glen lake, empire/glen arbor, michigan, usa
night slowly arrives
warmly wraps around the lake
color fades away.
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“of all the paths you take in life make some lead to the lake.”
– unknown
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on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – summer 2024
waking up early
sitting in the stillness of the lake
with the birdsong
of 9 different birds
captivated.
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“your head is a living forest full of song birds”
-ee cummings
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art credit: beth conklin – Song Birds
morning has broken.
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“the sun himself is weak when he first rises,
and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”
– charles dickens
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on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – april 2023
half moon up, half moon down
at night on the lake in the irish hills
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“moonlight is the proof that there will always be light in darkness.”
-debayan ghosh
back at the lake for the first time this spring
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“this is a wonderful day, i have never seen this one before.”
-maya angelou
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irish hills, michigan, usa – spring 2022
“tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue”
– thomas campbell (scottish poet)
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lake michigan, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
I didn't have my glasses on.... 