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Poker with the girls last night (not pictured here!), and you know you're in good company when you offer to lose just to balance things out and the dealer says, "Oh, no, we'll pick your pockets clean next time, don't worry!" The yin and yang of life. Sometimes you win and it…
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How much can we trust each other? You and me, and the stranger who made these wonderful lattés? More than we give ourselves credit for, I think. How many bridges do you go over without worrying whether or not they will support you and your car? How many roads travelled, with…
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Too late to see the full eclipse, but caught this bit of earth's shadow crossing our moon. And then these clouds coming in.
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If you go away, and you wish for a winter wonderland, if only for the few days that you are away, and it HAPPENS(!), timed perfectly for your safe arrival. Well, the best response is… Thank You! Beautiful! Wonderful! Thank You! Baltimore's 14 inches of wonderful! (At least for this travelling…
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Rising in the rigging of El Galeon, the moon, last May, might have been last night if it weren't for the clouds. Coming out of the clouds, the beautiful moon rides high in the sky all night long, and then wakes me in the morning, cheerfully shining through the window. Good…
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Lots of vultures in the neighborhood. Owls at night, vultures by day. Scavengers and hunters and humans? Thrifty scavengers and smart shoppers! Related articles In Praise of Vultures
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A special day comes and goes. Friends and family pitch in and show up and laugh and dance. Did they chase away the rain too? Maybe. It's possible. Love can do that! The day before the wedding, "Team B" arranges the flowers.
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Do we share an ancient memory of a time when life was truly simpler and our days were spent in the open air, close to the changing seasons and nature's ways? Our true heritage as children of this earth, punctuated by the sounds of drums and exotic horns, and the call of…
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Is that crab smiling? (GO RAVENS!) Crab and shack in the Florida Keys.
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Okay, it's after midnight and I'm still here. No black comets or super volcanos that I know of. I'm still here, I can see my hands on the keyboard and the rim of my cheater glasses, so it's still me in here. Is there anybody else here? Klesha is here, anyone…
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