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Tag Archives: Harbor Springs
Postcard from Up North, circa 1976
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. — Joseph Campbell (A mother and her five children, at the marina in Harbor Springs. She has given each one of us the privilege of a lifetime: being who we … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Horses change lives…they provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls; they give us hope.~ Toni Robinson (Winter horses at Boyne Highlands. I think they, like us, are hoping for the elusive spring thaw, soon.)
Postcard from Up North
We too are called to withdraw at certain intervals into deeper silence and aloneness with God. We cannot find God in noise or agitation. ~Mother Teresa (A solitary winter walk on the Bluff. I too have had my version of … Continue reading
A Valentine Postcard for You
We can only be said to be most alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~ Thornton Wilder (Swan song in the evening on Little Traverse Bay. My heart is conscious of you this Valentine’s Day, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harbor Springs, Little Traverse Bay, Michigan, Postcards, Valentine's Day
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Postcard from Up North
They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music; they hummed. And there was no reason for them to be dancing that Peter Lake could … Continue reading
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Tagged Harbor Springs, Inspirational Quotes, Michigan, Photography
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Postcard from Up North
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. ~ Dalai Lama (Favorite barn in winter, Fletcher Road; warm-hearted red door.)
Postcard from Up North, Merry Christmas to you
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. ~ Romans 15 (Norman Rockwell scene, Harbor Springs. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,and Joy to the World.)
Postcard from Up North, A Moment of Silence
He who learns must suffer; and even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom by the awful grace of God. ~Aeschylus (In broken-hearted … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher. -Japanese proverb (Glowing dock in fall, twilight on Little Traverse Bay, our great teacher.)
Postcard from Up North
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. ~ Lau Tzu (Birch tree in town, cut down for reasons not obvious to the naked eye. Yet it’s good to see that birches are beautiful to the core, inside and out.)
Postcard from Up North
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (Words not for the cows lining up for hay in their colorful, happy barn on Pickerel Lake Road, but … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
It is not we who seek the Way, but the Way which seeks us. That is why you are faithful to it even while you stand waiting, so long as you are prepared, and act the moment you are confronted … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass. -Confucius (Holy Childhood Church, town center. Her bells ring at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day, a call that always asks us: how are you … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Then summer fades and passes and October comes. We’ll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure. ~ Thomas Wolfe (Farm at Wolverine, in beautiful melancholy color.)
Postcard from Up North
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ? Victor Borge (There were three, and they had just run out in front of me across M-119. They smiled for the camera, we laughed together, and then they moved on.)
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