many parks that i visit
are quiet and solitary experiences
and then there are others
teeming with people and life
and noise and activities
of all kinds
both have such an important place and purpose.
—
“parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city.”
― marty rubin
—
gallup park, ann arbor, michigan, usa
‘bad things do happen in the world,
like war, natural disasters, disease.
but out of those situations always arise
stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.’
-daryn kagan
—
for all who suffer as a result of the disasters
and
for all who arise to do extraordinary things to help.
—
image credit: REUTERS/Adrees Latif- East Texas
detroit city after the game still has a lot of life in it.
—
“this city is what it is because our citizens are what they are.”
-plato
tiny delivery truck found on the side of a park path
driver must have finished a long shift and was on a break
—
“the universe can take quite a while to deliver.”
-desmond tutu
what a lovely coincidence
that on this day
as i continue on my city parks journey
and drive through a neighborhood
i am lost
until
i come to the intersection of
pamela and patricia
the names of
my two sisters
one still with us
one gone forever
and today –
her birthday
i look ahead to find
they’ve led me
to the beautiful park right in front of me.
—
“don’t forget to leave your handprints on the ones you love
and your footprints around the neighborhood.”
― lisa c. miller
“between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.”
-iris murdoch
—
street in university of michigan’s student housing area – ann arbor 2017
photo credit: grandie f, age 7
“ah! to do nothing – and to do it well.”
-veronique vienne
