today’s plan has quickly become clear.
Jul13
i get up in the morning looking for an adventure. – george foreman
today’s plan has quickly become clear.
Tag Archives: vacation
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
Jun5
my crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy. – william shakespeare
and so it began
another summer
had arrived
and
it was kicked off
in a larger than life way
with
martha reeves and the vandellas
giving a free concert
outisde on the street
and
it brought people of all kinds together
to
dance in the streets
and
sing
and
remember
and
celebrate
the season
and later
i had the chance to see
my co-worker from school
in a very different role
acting in a
powerful production
of one of my favorites
‘rent’
held in a beautiful old theater
with voices booming and tears flowing
and i couldn’t have asked for a better way
to be welcomed into summer
but with music and passion.
May14
adventure vacation memories.
the richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
– cesare pavese
Mar5
i’m hopping off to san diego for an early spring long weekend thaw.
(not me, but very similar)
the Alaskan tree frog
freezes solid
during the winter
including
stopping it’s heart
and then
thaws in the spring
and
hops away!
—
image credit: snakebytestv
Dec19
only 1 hour and 40 minutes until our winter holiday break begins.
and i
am feeling
quite celebratory
though apparently
not everyone
will have a holiday
beginning
in the same time frame
and some
may be feeling
a bit
differently.
Jul15
too many cooks make a fine soup
how do
a dozen adults plus teenagers, toddlers, babies and dogs
all in one kitchen
end up with a perfect meal?
m and j actively working on their teamwork skills
—
as the fine web
of family connections
spins and grows
the communal vacation kitchen
thrives and glows.
“in the long history of humankind…
those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.”
~ charles darwin
Jul14
a child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer. ~author unknown
how many minnows are in there?
what’s that thing?
is that place far away?
how many different colors are in there?
where did the sun go?
why is that bigger than my head?
who’s turn is it?
—
sittin’ on a dock on a bay…..
address:
on glen lake up north in michigan
Jul12
there’s something special about the feel of a vacation
Mar12
wake up call
very recently – warm and easy near the equator, nice way to wake up,
with a call from the sea, bringing news of a day,
where the biggest question is which size coconut to choose.
—–
and even more recently – warm and tucked in, home again in the great white north, nice way to wake up,
with a call from the weather robot, bringing news of a snow day off of school
where the biggest question is which size down comforter to choose.
——
Traveling is seeing; it is the implicit that we travel by. Cynthia Ozick
I didn't have my glasses on.... 