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Just before the Hurricane, this little one emerges. She's on her way to the turbulent waves. We on the shore want so badly to help, but we know better and walk beside her, well meaning, helpless, guardians, until a wave envelopes her – back and forth and she is gone on her long…
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The American Experiment has never lived up to its promise of self-government and Liberty and Justice for All. From the start it was non-inclusive, predatory and rigged in favor of the "ruling class", the so called "people". But this doesn't mean that a course correction wouldn't change things for the better. America,…
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A serene scene for anxious times… Mother Nature hasn't given up on us yet. St. Augustine Beach, 9.11.19 ©Laine Quinn What we can do to support the climate strike on Friday, the 20th of September- Don't buy anything on line that has to be delivered to your home,…
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The seed factory in a Sago Palm brings to mind part of a quote from Kahlil Gibran, …life's longing for itself. Isn't that how this gorgeous planet evolved, one seedling at a time? © 2019 Laine Quinn Sago Drama!
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The sea oats are green again, beginning their cycle from spring to fall to winter… Living in Florida, it's easy to forget what season it is, but there are ways of being reminded, and the sea oats jarred me out of late summer to early summer, right where we are! …
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Through the trees… June 17th Full moon! ©Laine Quinn 2019
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Tree of Life, re-imagined at Disney Park, Animal Kingdom. Look closely at the life carved into this man-made tree. Real trees have even more mysteries and secrets, kept over the centuries and passed down the generations. ©Laine Quinn 2019, Disney's Pandora Tree of Life. Possibly Ostrich in…
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Backyard Buddha, with 2 lizards! © Laine Quinn 2019
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Disney = long lines and sore feet and exhaustion! BUT… the Avatar ride in Pandora was worth it all! You are gliding on a Banshee through the Fantastic Pandora landscape, even though you never leave your seat, you duck and lean to avoid hitting branches and arches and going into the ocean! WILD!…
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A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly! by Moritake (1473-1549) Happy Earth Day!!! Of course, everyday is Earth Day! And since April is National Poetry Month, here is a Haiku from a book I have had with me all of my adult life, One Hundred…
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