Photo of the Week: Telephone of the Wind

A green wall rotary phone installed on a weathered brown horizontal board between two thick tree trunks. On the board is a dedication inscription. Blue sky and green leaved tree branches fill the background.

Overlooking Nankin Lake in Westland, Michigan, on a hill west of the trail entrance, I found something unusual for Wayne County Parks.

Installed sometime in 2023 during the Covid pandemic, a wind phone dedicated to a young Dearborn Heights, Michigan man nestles between the sturdy trunks of two hardwood trees.

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3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Dr. Lucy Hone on stage at TEDx Christchurch 2019

Adversity doesn’t discriminate, says resilience researcher Dr. Lucy Hone.

Whether you’ve struggled with death of a loved family member or friend, lived through a natural disaster, been bullied, coped with mental illness or been fired from a job, you’ve had to deal with tough times.

And when those times come, you’re often made to feel the victim.

Why did this happen to you?

It can become easy to fall into the habit of focusing on negative things in your life.

To feel powerless in the midst of your anguish. Continue reading 3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Photo of the Week: Why You Matter

lines of brightly colored flags flutter in the breeze between two brick buildings

After a successful morning of birdwatching (finding the endangered Whooping Crane in mid-Michigan) yesterday, I stopped for lunch in Chelsea, Michigan on the way home.

Walking down Main Street, a flutter of color caught my attention.

I looked around the corner of the 19th century red brick building to discover an incredible art installation. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Why You Matter