sidewalk sentiments

someone in my neighborhood suggested using chalk to make art for people to see when they go on walks. i happen to have a stash of sidewalk chalk and a desire to bring a smile to someone's face, even for a moment.

i thought for a while about how to convey a clear message of lovingkindness and am pleased with the result. it extends from our driveway to the driveway of our corner neighbors. (speaking of whom, i hope to get to know them better somehow. they moved in maybe a month or so ago and i had the chance to meet a couple of the kids. i was excited to learn that there were boys around my own sons' ages, hopeful that we could establish some friendships. the dad owns an indian ice cream factory in the next town over and brought us a box of their creamy frozen treats. we've waved at each other as we get in and out of our houses to go someplace, but i have yet to meet the whole family. now that we all have been voluntarily homebound for over a week, i'm not sure if and when it will happen.)

anyway, i shared it on facebook and know that it had an impact on some people there. it's supposed to rain tomorrow. when the weather clears and is dry, i'll make something new.

springtime is here

it is clear to me that springtime is here. i just have to walk one block from my home in any direction to see it, smell it, hear it in abundance. 

 

i wonder

lots of people take pictures at meadowlark, and lots of people have pictures taken there. my friend and i will often offer to take a photo for someone - a group, a couple, someone struggling with a selfie or a fussy toddler. we smile and admire a loving gaze or a lovely dress or an adorable antic.

this bouquet was sitting on a bench. i wonder what its story is - perhaps a forgotten bridal or bridesmaid arrangement or a prop for an engagement or birthday or other celebratory event. i can imagine it being left as an offering in loving memory to the person memorialized by the bench, or something else. regardless of its origin - or its fate - i enjoyed it for the brief moments it took for me to take its picture, the colors and shapes expressing love and joy clearly to me.

signs of spring (on a clear day in february)

ringing of the korean bell at meadowlark

i can see clearly now

clear

word of intention for 2020

clear

from merriam-webster.com:

adjective:

• bright, luminous; cloudless; untroubled, serene
• pure; transparent
• easily heard; easily visible; easily understood; free from obscurity or ambiguity
• keen; sure
• unhampered by restriction or limitation

verb:

• enlighten
• explain
• exonerate