‘now autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods
and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.’
-william allingham
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tonight will be my visit to the last ann arbor park
one day before my goal of halloween
it will be bittersweet to end this adventure
watch for my story this weekend.
“the best way to resolve any problem in the human world
is for all sides to sit down and talk.”
-dalai lama
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miller nature area, ann arbor, mi, usa
(110 parks down – 50ish to go)
i have at last found the perfect way
to measure my walks through the parks.
reindeer know what’s up.
“september tries its best to have us forget summer. “
-bernard williams
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leslie woods park, ann arbor, michigan, usa
(now deep into the 90’s of the 160 parks adventure)
bird hills park
dolph park
dhu varen park
eberwhite woods park
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loving all the forts, both big and small that i’ve discovered as i continue my journey through the ann arbor parks. forts are very sacred places. lots of heart and hard work go into the making of them – special spaces to meet and hang out with your gang.
(i’m about half way through the parks now -through the letter ‘i’)
– 80 down and 80-ish to go! –
onward.
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“i have a lot of growing up to do. i realized that the other day inside my fort. “
-zach galifianakis
a beautiful morning walk
sharing earhart park with this lovely creature
an evening spent at the first and second sister lakes in dolph nature area
“when we begin to see land as a community to which we belong,
we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
– aldo leopold
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*i’ve now walked 60 of the ann arbor parks,
(all of the way through the letter ‘e’), only 100ish more to go-
i hope to have found and walked all of them by halloween, october 31
as i look forward to the beauty to be found in the change of seasons.
see the mermaid bathing in her pool, as fairies scamper through the woods. -jack horne -- *still walking the 150 parks, into the b parks on the list now more beautiful discoveries every day shot above taken in bird hills park, ann arbor
treasure discovered during this week’s adventures in the parks.
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“you can either be a victim of the world
or an adventurer in search of treasure.
it all depends on how you view your life.”
― paulo coelho
“oh, the summer night, has a smile of light,
and she sits on a sapphire throne.”
-bryan procter
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huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa
as i’ve been walking and exploring
the parks and outdoor recreation areas around town
i realize how many i have yet to visit
so i’ve decided to walk in each of the parks
in ann arbor
all 159+ of them
to see what is unique about each
with more than
2,000 acres of parkland
50,000 trees
a river, dams, falls, hills, ponds, gardens,
woods, meadows, prairies, and rec areas
found in spaces ranging from
tiny neighborhood green spots to wide open expanses
i see an adventure ahead
with no planned deadline or timeline
so i began the list alphabetically yesterday
and have walked 2 of them so far
only 157+ to go.
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“parks are works of art just as a painting or sculpture is.”
-thomas hoving
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credits: ann arbor parks and recreation
I didn't have my glasses on.... 