#lifelived

This woman in #SantaFe #NewMexico has so much written on her face. I snapped this in a coffee shop. #character #lifelived (at Santa Fe Plaza)

Jerry Carrick

To hear the words spill forth - And the rhythmic musings of a spirited tongue - To listen - & hear - & feel - all that is being spoken & sang & passed into our ears & our souls & our collective humanness is to understand a little of the human condition that is too often dehumanized, covered, & looked past - for fear we might care & be forced to reconcile, or at least consider what society has allowed. @smithyyyooodel & @charlie.parr put it down @electricfetusmpls & the world is a better place for it. Charlie’s new album, Last of the Better Days Ahead, should be listened to, repeatedly, so the words & melodies can sink into the deepest & darkest areas of the grey matter. And Abe’s recitation rattles & reverberates throughout the inner sanctum of the Id. His way of breathing life into those things that seem inanimate forces us to relearn what we thought we knew. Do yourself 2 solids, pick up Charlie’s new vinyl & any of Abe’s books, grab something delicious to sip, & let the messages untangle the world that you never knew. #diamondlkphotography #diamondlkomneity #diamondlklife #lifelived #localmusic #localmusicians #poetrycommunity #wordsmiths #sota #mplsmusic #lastofthebetterdaysahead #destructionofman #whimmanmammon #wordsoflife #lifeofwords #wordsforwordssake #mnmusic #wisconsinpoet #ladysmithlife (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJH3_6sUV8/?utm_medium=tumblr

In case you’re wondering what it’s been like, these past 2 & 1/4 years, it’s been a lot. Today, 30 Jan 2021, was the first day in that span that felt, in my estimation, somewhat normal. Which is not to say that there was an abundance of normalcy, but it was pretty ok. We went to target for the 800th time & I was breathing the entire hour we were shopping. And then we went to Barnes & Noble, b/c calendars don’t grow on Mulberry trees, & no children ran around the store screaming - it was a parallel universe, if ever one existed. The journey is long & the healing process is slow, and we know that the daily struggle is worth it - even if we don’t accept that in each moment. We are blessed to have these amazing spirits/souls/girls in our lives - and hopefully they will feel the same, as they mature into young adults. We don’t have it all figured out, we don’t really have anything figured out, but we wake up every day & do our best to give them the opportunity to grow & learn & love, & that’s enough, for now. Thank you to all who have offered support & thank you to everyone who is following this journey, I hope the girls get to meet each & every one of you, when time/Covid allows. #diamondlkgirls #instantfamily #adoptionjourney #lifelived #thisisus #scarstoyourbeautiful #thejourneyisthedestination #diamondlkphotography #diamondlkomneity (at Diamond Lake Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsWEp3FwiY/?igshid=jra2m29xjw09

Ok... we went for a drive to check in on the properties & see how construction was coming along & out of the clear blue sky, I smelled chicken, fried chicken, & I said, that smells delightful, I think I’ll go home and fry some chicken thighs, and Roger & MamaCat & Jack said “Hey, how ‘bout you throw us a little sumpin-sumpin & nobody gets hurt” - so it goes, the cats run this place. GTO ragtop, very nice. 😏 a cool down in the creek, after which, the astronaut said to her sister, “My God, Are we gonna be like our parents”? (Andrew Clark) & sister replied, “If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be.” (Maya Angelou), & the astronaut agreed & therefore understood, sort of, why her dad was wearing a Navy LaCrosse 🥍 hat Roger cranked up some Turn Down For What & worked on his Dab - “& the world turned, and the world turned, and the world turned” (Gabe Dixon Band) & still. #andtheworldturned #diamondlkphotography #diamondlkgirls #diamondlkcats #lifelived #createeveryday #artisart #northofnormal #northmore #sota #properties #homebuilders #friedchicken #mplsfoodie #diamondlkbistro #astronaut #gto #dab #roger #minnehahacreek #everydayallday https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmQpeInHy-/?igshid=1o9x8xkdz99dy