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The phrase Moments in the Park was originally used to describe short prose poems inspired by observations on walks through Horton Park and other outdoor spaces. Throughout 2016, I crafted Moments in the Park as a daily practice. You can read more about that journey in this essay. I have continued to write Moments in the Park, just not as frequently as that first year.
Here you will find the prose poems as well as expansions telling the story of the inspiration, reflecting on a related theme, or digging deeper into learning about the subject.
The activities in the Appreciation section of the Start with a Park practice are designed to inspire you to create in collaboration with a park near you, in images, words, getting out on a limb (literally!) by climbing a tree, or through food. I would love to see what you create and would be honored to share your creations here.

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Rainbow of Spring

5/6/2019

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Sensuous red tulip

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​Dainty orange butterfly

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​Flashy yellow goldfinch

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Fresh green leaves

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Clear blue sky

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​Regal purple irises

Goldfinch image by Peggy Dyar from Pixabay.
All other photos by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: June 8, 2018, 6:15 a.m.

6/8/2018

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Like a sponge just beginning to absorb water, tree lilacs gradually swell into bloom.
Horton Park
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Moment: October 15, 2017, 3:30 p.m.

10/19/2017

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The gentle rattle of spent seedheads shakes farewell to summer.
My Front Yard
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Moment: June 28, 2017, 6:45 a.m.

6/28/2017

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Pale orange lilies lift skyward, golden chalices raised in a toast to the rain.
Hamline Ave.
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Moment Memory: June 22, 2016

6/22/2017

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Like an orchestra's brass section, the flared flowers of flashy yellow lilies trumpet a greeting from our front hill.
My front yard
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May Flowers

5/28/2017

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The flowers at Horton Park and the Friends School of Minnesota peace garden across the street have burst into glorious bloom. Flowers are a subject that seems more suited to the camera than to the pen. Framing, focusing, attentive to the play of light on their vibrant petals, the practice is akin to composing a written moment. But in these instances, photographs capture the full detail of texture and color in a way that words cannot. 
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Moment: May 17, 2017, 11:30 a.m.

5/17/2017

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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
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    Finding nature's beauty close to home.

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