Discovering Beauty in Everyday Life

Tramp, tramp, trample and trump.  Fiddle feet, fiddle foot, fiddle fast.  oomPAH oomPAH oomPAH oomPAH OOMpah OOMpah PAH. pahOOMP  pahOOMP payOOM PAH PAH oompiPAH  oompiPAH oompiPAY Is it here, is it there?  Why it’s every which way. Here it is, there it is. Where? There! What is it? What is it? What is it he asks? A puzzle, a riddle, a task to unmask? No one knows what it is,but its fun while it lasts!

I have an old toy that came from China,  Animals cut from colored cloth and cotton batting Threaded with embroidery. A bird, a frog, a dragon and a dog,  One after the other on a string. It wasn’t spring then but I was there for certain. I was there when the pomegranates sold from baskets set on blankets, When wooden carts were pulled by hand,  When bicycles packed the hard roads, When people rolled and wrapped the harvest. It was fall of course, not spring. I was there, though, for certain. Harvest time near Xian, 1983

Evening puddles join together for an open air early spring picnic.  No ants, no mosquitoes, no tourists, no pigeons.  Bryant Park, 42nd and 6th Avenue

Now I have space for today and cannot capture it,  Yet I ache from the beauty of it Cluttered clouds, cool and edgy Trees dancing with sap Leaves waiting for their turn   Tingling with the colors of spring

Warning!  Warning!  Suicide Puddle Ahead! by Staff puddle finder At approximately 4:22 this afternoon we received a report that a possible Suicide Puddle had been cited near the bridle path underpass directly down from the South Reservoir Pump Station.  Upon investigation it was determined that the requisite Suicide Puddle elements had indeed conflued.  Not only was this puddle Suicidistic but it was also a Seducing Puddle, designed to lure admirers into it's sphere.  A warning cone was placed to mark the spot for pedestrians and moving vehicles such as autos.    Only moments later our Staff Puddle Finder found a woman at the puddle's edge, captivated.  Armed personnel were called, and a rescue was executed.  The woman's identity is obscured using advanced photo technology.     Seductive Suicide Puddle