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  • Quiet

        Quiet today. A little bit of a sore throat.   I hope that Egrets don't ever get sore throats.       Egret shot at Blue Springs State Park, Florida.

  • The Same River

        There is a saying that you can't put your foot in the same river twice, because the river is constantly moving, constantly changing.   Our days are like that too, if we let them be.        

  • Runaway Buoy

        When we realize that we are the ones writing our own stories, it comes with a certain acceptance that some of the "well intentioned" institutions of our childhoods (church, school, family) might have led us astray – for a decade or two or three, like this runaway buoy that, were it still functioning…

  • Focused

        Will it be easier to stay focused in 2013? It kind of feels like it will be!   Probably too early to tell!       Spanish moss hanging on a Live Oak tree at Washington Oaks State Park, Florida.

  • First Day of the Year

        A beautiful day to start the year. Lucky me, I got to spend most of it walking barefoot on this beach, and resting my perfectly weathered head on a perfectly placed log.   How was your first day, of this odd year?       St. Augustine Beach, Anastasia Island State Park.

  • A Dog Like That

        If you had a watchdog like that you would sleep like a baby too!   Me, I had to give up coffee for a couple of days and hire a cat!   Happy New Year's Eve, Everyone! Keep safe.   Adios 2012! It has been a very interesting year, indeed!   On with…

  • Petal By Petal

      Petal by petal, this rose is put together, blooming at the end of a sturdy stem, just like us!       In the rose garden at Washington Oaks State Park, Florida, December 2012.

  • Life’s Like That!

        A little grass, some pine needles, and the reflection of sky and trees – all kinds of life going on beneath the surface too, unseen yet thriving.   Life's like that, all kinds of things going on!       Reflections at Guana River State Park, Florida   

  • Spread Your Wings in the Sun

    Spread your wings in the sun, a good way to become buoyant again!      

  • The Movie, “Cloud Atlas”

      Nothing is as it seems, or is it? Is it even more so what it seems, than what it is?   See the film, Cloud Atlas, for a mind boggling cinematic experience!   What's it about? I have no idea, but I loved it and want to see it again!     Reflections at…