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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Gardens
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On a walk through old St. Augustine, this lovely surprise was swaying on the end of a long arching stem, powered by large round green sails – up and down and 'round and 'round, in the gentle breeze.
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Miniature daffodils looking all grown up (in close up). Your mother's favorite flower.
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When we have long departed from this beautiful blue/green planet, will we one day long for a glimpse of a new leaf in springtime, missing the seasons and colors of Earth? Perhaps that depends on the treasures that we find on the other side. For now, a new green leaf in…
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Is there another chair? The title is a shard of a poem lodged in my memory, possibly by Baudelaire.
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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.
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If the energy that propelled the universe into existence is love, and there is a unique alignment of energies on a day such as 12/12/12, then love is in the air in a profound sense and we might as well drink it up in big gulps! Here's to love, to life! …
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A piano player who could turn every song you never knew you knew into a tango, to go with perfect dinners, delicious service, and good company. The season of gratitude begins. A balmy November evening at the Casa Maya, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Breathe in. Hold. …two, three, four. Breathe out. Stretch…
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Purple is good too! It took me three days to retreive the botanical name of this wonderful shrub from the archives of my mind. It is a kind of a dancing word, Callicarpa. It is not only beautiful, but an effective mosquito repellant!! Now that is useful beyond measure. …
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What can you say about things that change colors and cause riots? Wish I could do that! Boston Ivy, one of my favorite vines.
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