image link Tide ebbs, seafoam dries, and seaweed turns to dust, waiting for the full moon.
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.
Bichir
I went to the pet store yesterday to get more fish food and some new plants for the aquarium. Just like many other retailers in the area the store is woefully short of workers. The fish area of the store even removed its ‘ring bell for assistance’ bell. I gave the two tanks of plants…
Ai WeiWei
Chinese artist, Ai WeiWei, has been known as a rabble rouser in China, New York, and across the planet. Last summer, we were fortunate enough to have several of his pieces on exhibit at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. Since then I’ve developed an interest in his life, political history,…
Radiohead on 8 bit and other bits
image link Not long ago, younger son asked me if I had heard any of Radiohead’s music on 8 bit. First I had to ask him what 8 bit was. He said it is the electronic generated music that is often heard in videogames. I told him no, but then I went out to youtube…
The Other Way
image link Serendipity. I just finished watching Season 4 of Peaky Blinders, the Netflix original. The Peaky Blinders were an actual gang in England in the 1890’s, named for the razors they sewed into the brims of their caps to blind their opponents when the razors slashed capillary-rich foreheads so the blood ran into their…
Goodbye Theresa
image link I need you. Too bad. I’m hurting. Too busy. We’re friends. Not like that. Since childhood. Things change. He hurt me. Told you so. Let’s meet. I’ll try. You have time. Your point? I need you. Too bad. I’m hurting. Can’t help you. Goodbye. No response.
No Such Thing Part 2
image link Left hemisphere seized up No grease Sand in the gears Amygdala sensory alert Walking into the aftermath of the maelstrom The tinkling echoes of 10,000 shards of glass Pastel and clear confetti Embedded in the carpet Like IEDs for unwary tender feet, It will be a long time before skin Touches the floor….
Tao-Talk 