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There's nothing half so much worth doing… If you can finish this phrase from The Wind In The Willows, then you will know that it doesn't go with this photo, but is equally true!
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On a balmy evening, the sky is refelected on the water in a hundred shades of blue and green and colors that don't have names. It's difficult to capture the beauty and serenity of it.
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Our self limiting beliefs, the ones that thwart our forward progress, where do they come from? (everything on this planet is of this planet except this planet) Our cells, our genes, carry memories, not only from our immediate relatives, but from our distant ancestors too. (we are just recycled star…
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Did this gopher turtle decide to take a dip in the ocean, or did someone mistake her for a sea turtle and treat her to a dunking? Either way she made her way back up the beach to her hammock home with surprising speed. It's the steadfastness of turtles – one foot…
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Recently a friend of mine was bemoaning the fact that there was no special someone in her life who could scratch her back right where she needed it scratched. I understood the desire and the longing and I didn't rush in (in my usual way) to scratch her back, but for me,…
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The earth has its own intelligence. In Iceland there are hot springs, in Florida - cold! The entire state of Florida sits on an aquifer that not only provides all of the water needs for millions of people but is also a ridiculously wonderful way to cool off in the heat of summer.…
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According to the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell, "…we cancelled the Declaration of Independence," when we entered the First World War and re-joined the chaos of Europe. He believed that it was a turning point in American politics that has led us away from idealism and onto the slippery slope of greed,…
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How do you see the world, little dragonfly? Processing 200 images per second, compared to humans who process 24 – do you grow faster, forgive sooner, love more easily? Are there any shortcuts to wisdom? Do you know? With all that you see, what do you know? Perhaps more of what it…
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Life does surprise us. Sometimes with storms. Sometimes with unexpected friendships. Sometimes with lilies! These "Naked Ladies" were spotted on an early morning bike ride through the neighborhood. Are they genuine "Surprise Lilies," a.k.a. "Naked Ladies"? They were that morning! These lilies were nicknamed "Naked Ladies" because the leaves…
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When I saw this HUGE spider on the bathroom wall of a friend's house where I was responsible not only for my own lovely self, but for 4 curious cats as well, I knew that I couldn't sleep through the night with it in the house. First thing that I did was grab…
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