a warm welcome from mother nature
walking with
2 grands
through
1 park
1 forest
finding
3 sister lakes
mother nature
and
forest daddy
a family affair.
3rd sister lake
“In memory of “Daddy” Filbert Roth
Head of Forestry School (UM)
1902-1923
By his Forestry Boys
—
“nature is a serenade for souls willing to hear.”
-saba k.
—
Dolph Park, Saginaw Forest, 3 Sister Lakes – Ann Arbor, MI, USA
June 2021
on an almost summer stroll.
—
“for a strolling damsel a doubtful reputation bears.”
johann woflgang von goethe
out for a family stroll
—
“walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things.
it is the one way of freedom.
if you go to a place on anything but your own feet
you are taken there too fast,
and miss a thousand delicate joys
that were waiting for you by the wayside. “
-elizabeth von arnim
on a winter walk in the woods
came upon a labyrinth made of pine
fall to winter vegetables as offerings at its center
beautiful yule celebration on display
left for all to enjoy.
—
“the trees will tell their secrets to those that tune in.”
-steve magee
—
greenview nature preserve, ann arbor, mi, usa – january 2021
on last night’s walk downtown
i was behind a person who was
giving a skeleton a piggyback ride
heading to the polls?
—
“i just enjoy being along for the ride.”
– darryl royal – american football player (1924-2012)
ran into this guy
when out walking
frozen in place
i tried to remember
what to do
if i ever was
to meet a bear in the woods
run, play dead, make myself large, make noise
or
take a picture
leave it in the trees
for the child who left it behind
now, missing it.
—
“he looked all alone
and so sad and so blue,
so I said, “oh, dear bear;
there’s a home here for you.”
-ingrod sawubona, A Big-Bear Birthday, Please (English version)
on a walk in the beautiful early fall weather
taking in a bit of the world
listening to music
a man came up beside me to say
‘you have quite a cadence.’
something i’d never heard or considered
such a funny compliment
and happily noted.
—
“to brisk notes in cadence beating, glance their many-twinkling feet.”
-thomas gray
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image credit: Science Magazine.org
walking with the grandies
they are mesmerized
by the carpet of tiny flowers in the grass
and sink right in.
—
“life is always a rich and steady time
when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”
-e.b. white, ‘charlotte’s web’
with the return of the beautiful weather
it seemed like a good time
to also return to shorter pants and smooth legs
in my enthusiastic state
no need for directions
no need for glasses
i quickly replaced the blade cartridge in my razor
tried it, and nothing.
looked more closely and realized
i had put it on upside down
so rather than
fixing it and turning it the right way
my go-to move
was to go in the opposite direction
shaving from ankle to knee
with great results
until
i noticed some blood
apparently this technique
is not quite as efficient and gentle
as i had imagined
then there was even more blood
and more
luckily
i had my little pony bandaids at the ready
patched up all my places that needed patching
set off for my walk
thanks, ponies
luckily i am not a barber.
—
“education is when you read the fine print. experience is what you get if you don’t.”
-pete seeger
and
“just because I’m a lady doesn’t mean that I cannot handle myself in a sticky situation.”
– Rarity the Little Pony from the “Dog and Pony Episode”
–
all i see is a heart
and i know
that i have crossed paths
with a sweet and amazing
canine artist.
—
“to fashion stars out of dog dung,
that is the great work.
to take a negative experience and,
by comparing it to something worse,
make it feel good, is a great skill. “
-alexandra david- neel
