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  • Wise Guy

        Many spiritual teachers today will suggest that let your heart do the thinking, and not your head.   Some people are ahead of their time.   These words from The Point, an animated film based on an original fable by Harry Nilsson:   "Now there you go again, you're thinking. That's very destructive…

  • Big Friends

        It isn't really how BIG your friends are, it's how big they are in your heart.     And they don't have to be going in the same direction as you either.   And sometimes they have goofy smiles.       Alligator and lizard pals shot at the Alligator Farm, in St. Augustine,…

  • Weather

        Weather is everywhere and everyone talks about it. Where does it come from? What will it be today? Tonight? Tomorrow?   It's great fun, (with the right clothes!)   In the old days, you could dial a number on your phone for the forecast. Today we have "The Weather Channel."   When all…

  • It”s All Relative

        When I was shooting film, an image would often appear to be very interesting on the negative, only to be rather ordinary in the positive. (There is probably a metaphor in here that I am avoiding.)   This shot reminds me of that. It's like being on the wrong end of a kite…

  • Have Fun

        Remember to have fun today. Even if you are doing something really really serious, have fun. Make an inside joke just for you to smile at!       A couple of kids and a bunch of sea gulls on a pretty misty gray day, having fun! St. Augustine Beach.    

  • The First Pity Party…

      Nobody likes me, Everybody hates me, Think I'll go eat worms…   Remember this song? It gets side tracked about the worm and loses the focus of the pity party, but it could be the first (of many) pity party lyrics penned for m-m-m-my generation!   The photograph that I have of a worm…

  • Happy New Year!

      It seems as though 2014 is going to be a very good year. Lots of water under the bridge and washing away.   So I have a little advice for all of us:     Happy New Year!!!            

  • Old Year, New Year…

        The past is just a goodbye,   A dream already dreamt.   The future a dream coming true.   Happy Dreams to all!     St. Augustine Beach, and sea oats sunset!       

  • 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) Reprinted with permission from LainesBlog, 12.16.11! ;>)    

  • Vultures

        Lots of vultures in the neighborhood. Owls at night, vultures by day.   Scavengers and hunters and   humans?   Thrifty scavengers and  smart shoppers!             Related articles In Praise of Vultures