Messages at NYC’s Union Square after the 9/11 attack – North Sullivan
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“it has been said that time heals all wounds. i don’t agree. the wounds remain.
time – the mind, protecting its sanity –
covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens,
but it is never gone.”
-rose kennedy
Calvin: They say the world is a stage.
But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines.
Hobbes: Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
— Calvin and Hobbes, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on the tragicomedy of life
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image credit: sbs
perspective
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“we are nothing but space dust trying to find its way back to the stars.”
-d.j.
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art credit: bill watterson – calvin and hobbes
“i love walking down the street and seeing faces
and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.”
-ric ocasek
had one of those days a couple of weeks ago
dropped off my car for an expensive repair
took a walk downtown
glasses fell out somewhere
apparently in the middle of the road
where they got run over
lenses survived
backup pair still in car being repaired
went to the backup of the backup pair
not the best
really not good if i had to identify a witness while wearing them
went home and sat on my couch in time to see
yeti the cat accidentally break my favorite vase
called my optometrist
who said the company that made my frames had been sold
they are discontinued and my lenses were custom made to fit in them
found a pair of the lenses online while squinting
now i await their arrival
as i track them all over the country
traveling in a bit of an illogical order
can’t wait to see where they land next
hopefully on my face.
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From: Staten Island to Queens to Indianapolis to Detroit back to Indianapolis then back to Detroit and still not here, who knows where next?
one is a crazy toddler yeti
one is an energetic tween grandie
both are natural climbers
can you guess which is which?
“obstacles don’t have to stop you. if you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up.
figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
– Michael Jordan
*life finds a way
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“no matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.”
-buddha
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* the above photo was taken while exploring what was once the traverse city state hospital (1885-1989), and more recently has been restored and given new life as the traverse city village commons. most buildings are now teeming with life and commerce, while other buildings still await their second chance, ghost stories and all.
“peace is not the end of the mundane, troublesome, and painful moments of life.
peace is created in the midst of the mundane, troublesome, and painful moments
as we look for the good in all things,
grasp tiny moments of joy,
glittering in the darkness,
and gather hope into a soft place to rest when life grows hard.”
-l.r. knost
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oakland county, michigan, usa – may 2021
after one final close look
at the butterflies we raised
it’s time to release them back into nature
where they quickly find their wings.
“the butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
-rabindranath tagore
everything is growing and changing
all in their own time
each in their own way
we watch and care for them
soon they will all be something new.
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“and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
― Anais Nin
I didn't have my glasses on.... 