Tag Archives: summer

melted heart.

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lucky encounter

of a piece of summer’s art –

when crossing paths 

with a melted ice cream heart.

 

 

 

“besides being a useful adjunct to courtship,

ice-cream is often employed to feed poets upon.”

~”A Few Casual Remarks on Ice-Cream,” Puck, 1881 

simplicity.

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finding summer simplicity

blue fairies

“truth is ever to be found in simplicity,

and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”

-isaac newton

light.

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relaxation –

the process of an electron releasing a photon of light (energy)

and falling back down to a lower energy level. 

 

 

 

on traverse bay, michigan, usa – summer 2018

summer’s quiet.

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came upon this peaceful man 

sleepy with quiet thoughts

on a quiet noon

spent in bandamer park

ann arbor, mi. usa

 

“summer quiet thoughts on summer quiet noons.” 

-ray bradbury, now and forever

 

lavender.

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what a wonderful afternoon

spent among the fields of lavender lane farm

at the lavender harvest festival

 live jazz played in the field

bouquets were cut to take

 soaps, and lotion, and oils purchased

a picnic

of freshly made french food

and lavender lemonade

 enjoyed with friends

 all while floating

on a wavy sea of purple.

“forgiveness is the smell that lavender gives out when you tread on it”

-mark twain

turn down the heat.

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glenn frey the cat not the rocker

is really upset

about the ongoing stretch of excessive heat

and has decided

to vocally protest

each night

however

i have a different style

and feel that silent protests

might be much more effective.

“that lemon drop is bearing down
so hot it wilts my artificial flowers”

-richard l. ratliff

image credit: henri rousseau, ‘the sleeping gypsy’

unbeatable.

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only a matter of time…..

“patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

-napoleon hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: awkward family photos

dance ’round.

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found the fairy woods and troll hollow
tucked away in the middle of the trees

when your eyes are open

there is always so much to discover.

“we dance round in a ring and suppose,

but the secret sits in the middle and knows.”

-robert frost

you say potato, i say patriot.

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“you have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the white house in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy and the flies die from happiness. you may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”

-erma bombeck

 

happy  birthday u.s.a!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: savorthebest.com

strawberry fields forever.

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today

picking in the fields

tasting along the way

tomorrow

the pie.

 

“strawberry fields is anywhere you want to go.”

-john lennon