sharing the park
with front-line workers
needing a respite
making their way through another day.
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“when people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.”
-betty bender
May12
Tag Archives: virus
May11
swap meet.
this sign in a local store
so funny and makes a good point
yesterday
i found myself
swapping out a box of rigatoni
for a homemade strawberry shortcake donut
it all depends on supply and demand
and irrational cravings
i consider the transaction a win-win
vs.
a battle of the titans
yes
there are days
when i would swap in the other direction.
what have you swapped during your quarantine?
—
“america ships tons of sugar cookies to denmark,
and denmark ships tons of sugar cookies to america.
wouldn’t it be more efficient just to swap recipes?”
-michael pollard
May7
stillness.
argo park, ann arbor, mi, usa – spring 2020
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“the important stuff will still be important by the time you get to it. the unimportant will have made its insignificance obvious or simply disappear. then, with stillness rather than needless urgency or exhaustion, you will be able to sit down and give what deserves consideration your full attention.” – Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key
Apr30
be merry.
walking by the heidelberg
a place that brims with happy noise
now sitting silent and empty
their words remind me –
‘be merry’
we need more of that.
—
“the world i believe is far too serious, and being far too serious….
it has need of a wise and merry philosophy.”
-lin yutang
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-ann arbor, michigan, usa, april 2020
Apr14
roll.
sign on a closed store window, found while walking in a very quiet downtown
—
“life is such a rolling coaster, either you roll with it willingly,
or roll with it unwillingly, but you must roll either way.”
-blaze olamiday
Apr13
awaiting.
the playground sits
quietly
awaiting the return
of the children.
—
“it is very strange that the years teach us patience —
that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”
-e. taylor, A Wreath of Roses
Apr10
thirty minutes.
each of our faculty members
were allowed to go into their room alone for 30 minutes
during that time we could take
whatever we imagined we might need
to teach school — for the rest of the year.
walking into my building, it was silent
i saw the ‘welcome back to the sun’ and ‘happy spring’ artwork
my class had created for the hall
expecting to be back soon after our spring break
walking into my classroom
it was sad
left as it was back in mid-march
memories, things undone, things i wish i could still do with my class
cards, and art, and notes, and pictures, and colors, and books
30 minutes to decide what to take
i filled my bags with toys and books and art and puppets
anything i thought might make my kinder feel a sense of comfort
as i teach them from afar and show them familiar things
it was hard to close the door on the year
knowing i will stay connected to each of them
but also knowing
something will be lost
in not spending my school days
sharing a room with them.
—
“time flies over us,
but leaves its shadow behind. “
-nathaniel hawthorne
Apr8
between terror and fear.
maintain a distance of at least one alligator between each other.
Officials all over the country can’t stop emphasizing the importance of practicing social distancing to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Now leaders in Leon County, Florida, are giving people an interesting visual to help them maintain the proper distance from others.
“This is a reminder that during COVID 19, please remember to keep at least 1 large alligator between you and everyone else at all times,” Leon County said on Facebook.
To slow the spread, officials are enforcing stay-at-home orders and urging citizens to practice social distancing, by standing 6 feet apart.
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“i’m also fascinated by the difference between terror and fear.
fear says, “do not actually put your hand in the alligator,”
while terror says, “avoid florida entirely because alligators exist.”
-mira grant
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credits: CNN, Alaa Elassar
Apr5
scrub.
i’ve finally found my perfect soap for all this scrubbing.
a little glitter can really turn things around.
—
“it is the art of mankind to polish the world, and every one who works is scrubbing in some part.”
-Henry David Thoreau
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image credit: google images
Apr3
without knowing.
– morgan harper nichols
I didn't have my glasses on.... 