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  • This and This and That

        This bit of springtime magic is…       at the end of this, and in a few weeks…       it will unfold into that!     We do that too, but it takes a lot longer to come into our magnificence.   At least for me it did, does…  …

  • So…?(continued…)

        So, what do you want to do today?   Walk? You know I can fly, right? Of course you do!   Oh, you can too?   What's metforkly?        

  • Pink

        It's the season for huge blossoms on our azaleas.   Some years are better than others, but this year is up there with the best.       St. Augustine's Azaleas, 2014.      

  • Surf’s Up…

          If you came to St. Augustine Beach to surf on your Spring break, today was a very good day!   I knew when I got out of the car to walk on the beach in my sweater and jeans,  that I would have to face the Spring Breakers in their bikinis.  …

  • Cedar Waxwings

        The Cedar Waxwings are coming through St. Augustine again. I tried to warn them about the weather up North, but they probably already know!              

  • You Decide

        Sunset behind them, daybreak ahead…   What will tomorrow bring?   More kindness, less worry, sunshine or rain?   You decide.   Ok, you don't command the weather yet, but kindness? Worry? Yes.   Yes, we do!     This post is borrowed from LainesBlog, 2012, with some minor alterations, and with permission.…

  • The Exchange

        Two Cardinals calling back and forth to one another in the woods today.   It's Springtime again.   A friend's Mom goes into Hospice.   A nephew's brand new baby girl arrives safely – plump and happy!   As you get older, you see it more clearly.   (Breathe out. Breathe in.)  …

  • Paths Taken

          There are paths taken, and paths not taken.   It doesn't pay to have regrets.   Each life is so unique, yours, mine, that it can only be lived by a you or a me.   There is no other way.   No one will ever get the whole story of your life except…

  • The Basics, Plus Two!

        The basics: a book, a banana, and a bottle!   Plus, a friendly dragon, and a cool lunch bag, and one more – a walk in the park with a wee one!   Life is still good!          

  • Stardust

        In the past I was in the habit of visiting the Astronomy Picture of the Day each night before I shut off my computer for some wonderfulness to end the day. This was posted on March 6th, 2014 and I find it astonishing!   APOD – Thank you!