silence on a hot summer night in ann arbor
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“the most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.”
-simon van boy
floating on the lake at midnight in the quiet air
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“there is a budding tomorrow in midnight.”
– john keats
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irish hills, 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
“on memorial day, i don’t want to only remember the combatants. there were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live”
— eric burdon, the animals
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the end of a peaceful day spent at the lake
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“no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.”
-zora neale hurston
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irish hills, michigan, usa
walking by the river
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peace does not mean to be in a place
with no chaos, trouble, or hard realities to deal with.
peace means to be in the midst of all those things
and still remain mentally, emotionally, and physically centered.
-a. chernoff
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huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa – may 2018
“peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
-albert einstein
kinders are home again at the castle
after a long day spent challenging dragons.
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“in the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
-anne frank
looking up above
watching a penguin chill
on a chilly day at the zoo.
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“it’s useful to go out of this world
and see it from the perspective of another one.”
-terry pratchett
I didn't have my glasses on.... 