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Category: Environmental
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Awakened in the middle of the night to a squeal, followed by a familiar guttural – "Who who – who whoooooo? Who who – who whooooooo?" – right outside my window. I worried for some little creature that might have made the squeal, and then remembered that baby owls, who can't yet…
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In this light and from this distance, you can get the sense of an ocean having been here, seeing the different lines of wear and tear along the way. What a watery planet we must have been. Sedona, Arizona. Photo by Paula Post, ©2008
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There's and eagle in this photo, taken last October against an autumn sky. Recently, from the vantage point of a rented canoe, I watched an eagle slowly soar over the water and with an elegant confidence snatch its prey from the willing river and coast away as easily as I breathe. …
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99.9% BLUE! What's your favorite color? St. Augustine Beach, on a blue day.
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There is a saying – The rain falls on everyone – and I might add, even in Paris! Paris café photo by Patrice Goham, © 2012. Thanks Patrice!
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These solid, sturdy, dependable mountains, remind me of the wild, rolling ocean, wave after wave after wave. The view from Brasstown Bald Mountain in Georgia.
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Light and shadow and everything in between. Anastasia Island State Park, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Primitive anxieties in a "modern" world. Simpler when you can see the predator, and not some elusive shadow from the past. How to cope? Trust what you have learned, what you know is true. Wait it out. Look around you and believe what you see, not what you feel. …
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The weather has been dramatic the last couple of days. Fierce lightening and dark skies, wind and torrential rain. Storms in March are intense, and then they are over. The temperature rises and falls, and rises and falls again. Like any good drama. Cloudy sky from March, 2012…
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Of course, the sky is everywhere- but it's bigger at the beach. St. Augustine Beach, almost sunset. To my e-mail subscribers, there is a problem with feedburner, and I am not sure that it can be resolved. I will keep you posted. In the meantime, Laine's Blog will…