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Beach renourishment is complete. Welcome back to Anastasia Island State Park! A silvery morning gives way to a beautiful clear day.
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Morning moon, the day after Halloween. A wobbly almost full moon in the trees. Has the owl gone to sleep?
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The ocean righted itself and the surfers came out to play! Two days after the storm, St. Augustine Beach, Florida.
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After the storm, sunny blue skies and clear moonlit nights. Still lots of wind and the temps are chillier, but the clouds are gone for now. The day after Sandy, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Do you ever feel lost or scattered? Is there really comfort in groundlessness, as some buddhist teachers suggest? In groundlessness, there is nothing to hold onto, no anchors… Is that the true story? That everything we hold onto or use to anchor ourselves is an illusion…about to change or already changing?…
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It's a feast for some of us- as good as it gets! Me, I'd be scared to death! Kite surfers, St. Augustine Beach, a few storms back! Half of the answer to the riddle: What is the difference between a seamstress and an illusion? An illusion seems so,…
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Kite surfers at the end of a cloudy windy day in St. Augustine. From a distance, the kite looks like a giant butterfly. Now that would be interesting… giant gentle things flying among us! St. Augustine Beach, almost Autumn!
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Purple is good too! It took me three days to retreive the botanical name of this wonderful shrub from the archives of my mind. It is a kind of a dancing word, Callicarpa. It is not only beautiful, but an effective mosquito repellant!! Now that is useful beyond measure. …
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A late walk on the beach. Surfers crisscrossing the sand like businessmen with their briefcases on a busy city street. More sea beans reaching out for life than ever before. A sweet sunset that stretches out over the ocean. On the way back, a lovely labyrinth, gladly walked, and a young boy with his…
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A pale pink feather, found on the beach is surely from a Roseate Spoonbill. These strange and beautiful birds are often mistaken for flamingos until you get a clear view of the spoon shaped bill. In sunset light their color is exquisite, as it is against a clear blue sky when…
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