main street, ann arbor, mi, usa – 1952, a few years back.
when transportation options were booming
and parking was more flexible.
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“all the stories i’ll ever need are right here on main street.”
-robert corbier
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photo credits: ann arbor townies, carol nordman
‘there is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.’
-percy bysshe shelly
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i’m not sure about today’s
hail, rain, snow, sun, wind, lightning, and thunder.
i suppose some could classify these as ‘luster’,
but probably not ‘harmony.’
‘and the sun took a step back,
the leaves lulled themselves to sleep,
and autumn was awakened.’
– raquel franco
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image credit: autumn magic by maja lindberg
word has it the littles are headed to england.
hopefully they’re back in the states
in time for the first day of school today.
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“you can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
-rabindranath tagore
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glen lake, empire, michigan – summer 2018
and we are off!
road trip to the north!
and we have stopped.
snacks!
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image credit: vintage and classic cars – 1966
whiling away the day
at the casual and welcoming
houses of grape and grain
“come, gentlemen, i hope we shall drink down all unkindness.”
-william shakespeare, the merry wives of windsor
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leelanau peninsula, michigan, usa – summer 2018
relaxation –
the process of an electron releasing a photon of light (energy)
and falling back down to a lower energy level.
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on traverse bay, michigan, usa – summer 2018
windows open
to the breezy rain
stormy waters rolling onto shore
and i’m soon to be
sleeping by a dock in the bay.
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“water is the driving force of all nature.”
-leonardo da vinci
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traverse bay, traverse city, michigan, usa – summer 2018
summer begins
up north
with joyful grandie
up late
catching the sunset
in his net.
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“summertime is a period for youthful explorations,
a joyful time when we learn lessons
without grand expectations or harsh consequences.”
-kilroy j. oldster
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sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
local mini-sinkhole with community reactions of all kinds.
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“we didn’t expect quite that many.
we are slightly behind schedule because of sinkholes.”
-b.pincin
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image credit: lee taylor-belcher, ann arbor townies
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