when playing outside
the kinder found a dead bird
they called out to everyone to come over to see it
they said goodbye to the bird and told her that they were sad that she had died
we put a circle of pretty leaves around her to keep her safe on her journey.
—
“teach them to be kind to animals and they will grow up to be kind to people too.”
-rumi
how wonderful to share such a special day
with someone i’ve known since she was born
so happy and loved.
“true love is never blind, but rather brings an added light.”
-phoebe cary
when you’ve had a very long and busy week
and you get a text that reads:
“great news! your adult pinata headband has been delivered.”
and just like that
your world flips and rights itself in an instant.
—
“being happy never goes out of style.”
-lilly pulitzer
walking in sedona in the early morning on the first day of autumn
—
“and all the lives we ever lived, and all the lives to be, are full of trees and changing leaves…”
-virginia woolf, to the schoolhouse
more proof that the world is smaller than we think
—
“we all live in a little village.”
-patrick mcgoohan
“despite knowing they won’t be here for long, they still choose to live their brightest lives – sunflowers.”
-rupi kaur
stopping for an oil change
on my way home from school
the tech went to open my hood
pausing to tell me
i had a ‘little friend’ traveling along with me
a praying mantis
who had hunkered down and hung on just below my windshield
he very carefully opened the hood
the mantis hopped up on the windshield wiper
hung out while my oil was changed
just taking it all in
other people came over to check him out
still he held his ground
the tech carefully closed the hood when finished
trying to very gently coax the mantis to go back to his safe spot
before i drove off
but the mantis would not be deterred
hung on as i drove to the book store
then i drove toward home
with my very special hood ornament
my ride along
even still hanging on
gone when i got home
perhaps he hopped off
stopping to visit a town along the way
i hope it was the adventure of a lifetime.
—
“the truth is
you don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow.
life is a crazy ride,
and nothing is guaranteed.”
-eminem
on the long weekend
some of everything
sharing a spaghetti dinner with family
relaxing with friends at the lake
by the fire
waking up to a morning moon
a visit to the renaissance festival
cavorting with royalty, vikings, faerie folk, gnomes, jesters, magicians, musicians, artisans, knights, peasants, horses, dogs, dancers, warriors, barbarians, huns, lords and ladies…
and on the third day, she rested.
“on a long weekend, the possibilities are endless,
and we have the freedom to do as much or as little as we please.”
– unknown
found these two hanging out amidst the clover
seven+ months until st. patrick’s day
they started celebrating a bit early
while they look a little worn
it doesn’t seem to matter.
—
“years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
– samuel ulman
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