Tag Archives: spring

never enough time.

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and once again

the meaningless disruption

of daylight savings time

has returned

 leaving

many of us

unmoved by it.

“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”

-bill watterson, calvin and hobbes

 

 

 

image credit: wallhere.com

days to…

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spring is just around the corner

Almost halfway thru January, February is a short month, then March …

it’s like only 20 minutes (as per Jerry Seinfeld’s calculations)

click on link below to see how much longer….

https://countdown.onlineclock.net/countdowns/spring/

may day.

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“and all the world is glad with may.”

-john burroughs

 

 

art credit: ryan conners

a poem of motion.

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early evening in the park on the river in spring

crew teams have returned with the birds. 

“all were merged into one smoothly working machine;

they were, in fact, a poem of motion, a symphony of swinging blades.”

-Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat: 9 Americans and Their Epic Quest For Gold at the 1936 Olympics

 

 

argo park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – april 2021

easter greeting.

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“the rabbit of easter. he bring of the chocolate.”
-david sedaris

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: pinterest vintage cards

 

enchanted.

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“st. patrick’s day is an enchanted time –

a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.”

-adrienne cook (master gardener)

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Sláinte

 

 

 

 

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march.

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phil.

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puxatawny phil with some other (less famous) celebs.

it’s his big day, and one of my favorite fun holidays

no matter what he predicts

about the coming of spring

(*not sure about his accuracy)

 i love his spirit. 

 *the national climatic data center compared U.S. national temperatures from 1988 to 2012 to determine the accuracy of Phil’s predictions, and he’s only been proven correct 39% of the time — significantly worse than chance.

icicle.

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spring is almost here

 nine weeks away seems so close

 that i can hear it. 

“music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water.”

-henry williamson

image credit: 123rf.com

high tide.

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after

a lot, a lot, a lot

of rain

the river rose high

up and over

paths washed out

nice to intersect

where the land met the water

with this very happy dad

following his wife and son

in kayaks 

making their way

through what was very recently

a grassy playground

on island park

 paddling through to the river

“ever think you’d find yourself paddling here?”

“no, but i’m so, so happy that i am!”

 

 

“celebrate the success of others. high tide floats all ships.”

-susan elizabeth phillips