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  • Taking to the Skies!

      Lawn ornaments take to the sky! (Seen here flying over the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Florida.) They seem to be headed North, bad idea! It's cold up there you guys, it's a big mistake!    

  • Just Another Holiday Tradition

        BAH HUMBUG!   (More on this tomorrow.)     (Although the gargoyle is not a typical Christmas icon, this one seemed menacing enough to stand in for Ebenezer Scrooge.)

  • Baking for the Holidays?

      What are you baking for the Holidays?         At the pool in Cocoa Beach, after a week of rain in St. Augustine! (Summer,2008)  

  • Your Invitation to the Feast

        An open gate, an open door – it's inviting. Will you come to the feast? Or will you say, "Oh, I wasn't invited." or "I don't have anyone to go with."   You're invited. Everyone comes alone. The feast begins when you wake up and it never ends.   Coming?    

  • Can a Color Save Your Soul?

        What's your soul's favorite color?   Blue beach, blue sky, blue water. There are so many blues.   Can a color really save your soul?    

  • The Rain Doesn’t Need Us

        Rainy days at the beach – they're challenging for the shop owners in this tourist town, but what can you do? Complain?   As kids we would complain, then play cards and laugh and complain some more. Now we might walk in between the raindrops, enjoying the wind and the wild sea, or…

  • Let’s Dance!

        The rising moon, almost full. Anyone for a moon dance? There's time enough for worry and care and grief, they'll wait. Let's Dance!    

  • Pink Grasses

        Late blooming grasses – patient, resilient, beautiful.    

  • Yes, You Can!

      "Mom, I can't get down." "Yes, you can." "No, I can't." Yes, you can." "Mom!" "Dj!"    

  • In The Middle of a Storm

      When you are right in the middle of a storm, it's all there is – wind, rain, noise, thunder, lightening. You feel as scattered as the sand that relentlessly blows away and away.   From the air it looks quite different. Blue sky above, sun shining and billowy clouds below. If you are in…