as you step on, vacuum, sweep-up, curse, recycle
those painful and elusive pine needles
fallen from your wreaths, trees, garlands
stop a second to take a very close look
at the beauty of a sliced pine needle magnified
and you may see them in a new light.
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“seven clans” – photo by elm mitchell
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“the close-up says everything”
-marlon brando
“i love walking down the street and seeing faces
and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.”
-ric ocasek
Valley View
“one sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak.”
-g.k. chesterton – english writer and philosopher
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art credit: Jodi Ohl, Valley View – acrylic with drawing medium on gessobord
i’m going to guess this is the car of an artist
i wonder what her/his vision is
for these beautiful pieces of wood.
a treasure trove.
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“my work isn’t about form. it’s about seeing.
i’m excited about seeing things,
and i’m interested in the way i think other people see things.
-roy lichtenstein
may you see love clearly on Valentine’s Day, and every day.
“if you see with innocent eyes, everything is divine.”
-federico fellini
farmer m shows the kinders what’s inside.
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‘who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.’
-carl jung
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oakland county farmer’s market, pontiac, michigan
“the path isn’t a straight line, it’s a spiral.
you will come back to things you think you understood
and see deeper truths.”
-author unknown
look closely.
closer.
there it is, right in front of you.
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“home is where your people are.”
― richie norton
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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa
grandie j, or possibly some huge exotic bird, hidden in plain sight.
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“truth is like silhouette, it keeps appearing along with light, it can’t be camouflaged forever.”
-chandrababu v.s.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 