“i love walking down the street and seeing faces
and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.”
-ric ocasek
Jul30
Tag Archives: life
Jul26
tracking through life.
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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Tracking my package so far:
From: Staten Island to Queens to Indianapolis to Detroit back to Indianapolis then back to Detroit and still not here, who knows where next?
Shipped with USPS
Tracking ID: 9402111699000087082270
Sunday, July 25
1:22 AM
Package has left the carrier facility.
Detroit Mi Distribution Center, US
Saturday, July 24
11:05 AM
Package has left the carrier facility.
Indianapolis, IN US
6:08 AM
Package arrived at a carrier facility.
Detroit Mi Distribution Center, US
Friday, July 23
10:44 PM
Package arrived at a carrier facility.
Indianapolis, IN US
7:50 AM
Package has left the carrier facility.
Queens Ny Distribution Center, US
12:09 AM
Package arrived at a carrier facility.
Queens Ny Distribution Center, US
Wednesday, July 21
1:30 PM
Package arrived at a carrier facility.
Staten Island, NY US
Tuesday, July 20
Package has shipped
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“the search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn’t want to be tracked.
it takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.”
-fred astaire
Jul5
climb it.
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
Jun29
begin again.
*life finds a way
—
“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.
May15
in the midst.
“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
May14
butterflies are free.
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
Apr28
growth.
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.
—
“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
Apr27
who we are.
Apr23
wondrous.
thank you sarah freligh, for your beautiful poem
in this national poetry month and every month.
Mar28
fragile.
checked up on mother goose’s egg yesterday and it was totally alone
checked today and it was off the rock
sitting broken under water
sad it didn’t survive
life can be so fragile.
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“probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken.”
-M. F. K. Fisher
