Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
POPO 2025 — Day 33 — Avenue of Trees
Avenue of Trees Cloud sky stew merries the world in palest hue. Hot dead air replaced, cool breeze wafts through. It’s soft, the wind, it brushes my skin as doors open, a/c offed, perfect summer day. No appointments, deadlines; I take a ride on my bike down the avenue of rustling trees. Another one for…
#SLS – “Cup of Tea” by The Verve Pipe from “Villains” (1996)
Before I go any further in the post, don’t think my choice of a song with tea instead of coffee means I like tea better than coffee. Both are consumed in equal measure through day and night, with hot coffee ALWAYS first thing upon waking. I think I would implode into a puff of vapor…
POPO 2025 — Day 32 — Leonardo’s Eyes
Leonardo’s Eyes Watching Ken Burns’ doc on DaVinci felt a little like having a magician’s secrets revealed; ahas on how he created light on canvas, bringing people, places, things to life. As I look outside this morning, watching cloud veils fall and shift aside for sun, I see through Leonardo’s eyes. This is a card…
Mouth Cemetery visit August 17, 2025
Mouth Cemetery is located about 20 miles north of here, in Montague, MI. Reports of it being haunted have surfaced over the years, and I visited there some time ago to walk the grounds and take pictures and see if I picked up on any weird vibes. I didn’t feel anything strongly, but after getting…
dVerse’ — MTB/Form — “Bike Ride: ‘nother ending”
Bike Ride – ‘Nother Endingrails are paved, conveyance on flat measuresshoes and tired frames are bouncing bumps graded; right direction’s comfort’s treasurelong arms, green sleeves, holes of chainsawed stumpsreaching out to thrill and feeling season’s fluxwinds are brushing cheeks with humus in the airdappled shadows flicker autumn movies’ flairsparkles on the river, geese are taking…
Happy Halloween 2025!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL! I’ve been gathering pictures all October for this post. Some were taken at the school, others at the library, and many at Old Faithful, FMG. Besides the tombstones with epitaphs above, from a dVerse prompt, are already mentioned photos, a short video, and a Spotify playlist that was put together last year. …
Tao Talk 