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  • Are You A Being or A Doing?

        On considering the possibility of actual mermaids being discovered, what would be the most interesting thing that we could learn about our kin in the sea?   That they send their kids to the best underwater schools? That they work really hard to get a piece of the treasure that is hidden somewhere…

  • Quiet Evening

        A quick stop at the beach after yoga and there are dolphins gracefully travelling south, while the sun sets over the beach,     and the moon smiles…             St. Augustine Beach, it's good to be home.  

  • Smiling Still

        Look at all of those teeth! A little over three months ago this was his wonderful smile…     He's been working hard on those teeth!           One of my very best pal's baby, possibly my grandchild…

  • No Regrets

        No egrets. Oh, one egret.   No regrets.   (Mostly.)       Great Egret at sunset.

  • Beckoning

        There's something about a sandbar that beckons you to come out past your comfort zone, to tempt the tide and time, just a little farther, a little longer… all will be well. Promise!     Matanzas River, between the inlet and the fort.

  • The Rest of the Moon Story…

      On the way to the beach to watch the moon rise, and crossing the Bridge of Lions, there rose the BIG and beautiful moon. With the car parked on the other side of the bridge and walking to  get a shot of the moon in the rigging of El Galeon which is docked in…

  • The Sun Never Sets

        The way that the horizon curves in this photograph, it looks as though the sun might take us all with it, clouds, earth and water, as it sets beautifully at the end of a long day.   But the sun doesn't really set, does it?   So it can't take us down with…

  • These Two Clouds

    These two clouds drifted apart a bit more before coming back so close together that they became one. Kind of like our relationships, the rythm of our friendships and love, ebbing and flowing like grand clouds dancing in the sky. Far apart one moment and close as a kiss the next. This is a time…

  • The Birds Are Singing

        This is the day that the rain started and it seemed that it would never stop.   But it did and all is well now. The ponds are higher than they've been in a long long time, and the birds are singing, happy as ever.         St. Augustine Beach, the…

  • Don’t Give UP.

      Squirrels appear to have magnets or Velcro on the bottoms of their feet.   They really do fly from tree to tree, defying gravity.   And they never ever give up.       (This post is from November 18th, 2011.)