the farmers and their market are at rest.
doing important work every day
returning here each week to sell their bounty
sleep comes at a price.
—
‘if the farmer is poor, so is the whole country.’
-polish proverb
Dec17
Tag Archives: rest
Jul8
no hurry, no worry.
floating down the river
ready for however long as it takes.
—
“rivers know this: there is no hurry.
we shall get there someday.”
-a. a. milne
—
argo park, huron river, ann arbor, mi – summer 2019
Jan17
break.
friends take a break from recess
in the empty water table
while still waiting for some snow.
recess can be so exhausting.
—
“you never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.”
-bob hope
Nov22
another.
after walking many miles
through the parks at home
i traveled north for a visit
to a whole new town
and when walking through the city
i once again find myself
in yet another beautiful park.
—
‘i don’t know where i’m going from here
but i promise it won’t be boring.’
-david bowie
–
victoria park, ontario, canada
Feb19
just sat down.
—
credits: buzzfeed, googleimages
Aug4
do nothing.
skipping stones, barefoot, wading,
walking on rocks, talking, and resting
on a slow summer day on the river.
—
“how beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.”
~spanish proverb
Mar7
rest.
after a lively yoga session, the kinders rest.
—
sometimes the most important thing in a whole day
is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
~etty hillesum
Jul11
slow pace, long weekend away.
rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day,
listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the blue sky,
is by no means waste of time.
~john lubbock, “Recreation,” The Use of Life, 1894
