Tag Archives: vacation

shared.

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each arriving in their own time

 all ending up in the same place

the house on the beautiful lake

missing those not able to come

we played board games

 cooked, hiked, lounged, laughed, read, were loud, were quiet, shared stories and pictures,

and tried to remember to leave nothing but memories behind

ending a great weekend up north with a final family dinner hangout

at the infamous art’s tavern

on an early fall evening

in glen arbor, michigan.

“one of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of humor.”

-ralph fiennes

youth.

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a sure sign –

a bike hurriedly tossed on its side

no doubt someone excited to play

if i had to guess

i’d say there is a child on summer vacation

somewhere nearby.

 

“youth comes but once in a lifetime.”

-henry wadsworth longfellow

wheel of fortune.

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our first foray into vegas life

was a spin on the wheel of fortune

easy come, easy go. 

 

“anyone who is prosperous

may by the turn of fortune’s wheel

become most wretched before evening.”

-ammianus marcellinus

ailyak.

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 ailyak – the end of a day with family on glen lake

ailyak:

the subtle art of doing everything calmly and without rushing, whilst enjoying the experience and life in general.

-origin: bulgarian

 

 

 

glen lake, empire, michigan, usa 2022

here we go.

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i just love everything

about this 1955 michigan tourism poster 

according to the map

it looks like ann arbor

is the place where you can dance. 

“you live as long as you dance.”

-rudolf nureyev

 

 

poster source: michigan heritage and history

jumps.

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 an early long weekend
 a couple of hours drive
and miles away
it’s time to have a 
three generation
light show/jump on the beds/stay up late
kind of end to the day
tonight we fly. 
“it is not the jumps you made in your life,
but mostly the jumps you haven’t made that are the real source of regrets in your life.”
-mehmet murat ildan

on the surface.

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on the edge of the atlantic ocean

such an easy place to ponder and wander

 

“the mind has no existence by itself;

it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the waters.”

– d.h. lawrence

 

 

 

 

 

wells beach, atlantic ocean, wells, maine – august 2019

creepy.

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so creepy unpacking from the family trip
and finding this giant scary baby surprise
in my suitcase.
could have been most anyone
there’s more than one suspect in the group
with this sense of humor.
once narrowed down
it was clear that she may soon
be making a surprise appearance
somewhere else
I’m just saying…
thanks, family!
“I tend to scare myself”
– stephen king