today’s plan has quickly become clear.
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
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.
the richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
– cesare pavese
(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
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.
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
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
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.... 