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If we regret or want to "do over" any part of our lives, we somehow betray our own selves – our younger, vulnerable selves. No Egrets!
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Hibiscus and Morning Glory on a morning bike ride through the neighborhood. So many beautiful flowers blooming these days and wonderful scents… Ginger, Magnolia, Jasmine… Hmmmmmmmm…
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One beautiful day after another… people go to the beach, the waves roll in and out again, pelicans fly in their lines. Just another day in Paradise! St. Augustine Beach, May, 2017.
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Spiders and webs, what a brilliant idea! How did Mother Nature come up with these things? This spider is so curious that it is difficult to discern its head from its toe. There are so many secrets in life to unravel, it's astonishing. Reprinted from Laine's Blog,…
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A Favorite Poem For the Anniversary of My Death By W. S. Merwin Every year without knowing it I have passed the day When the last fires will wave to me And the silence will set out Tireless traveler Like the beam of a lightless star Then I…
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When the web of your days and nights gets so tangled that you start losing sleep, is it really so complicated? If you look your life in the eye, it's not all roses and buttercups AND it's not half bad either. All the loveliness, that is your life, outweighs the self doubts…
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Worrying… It's quite a distraction… and then, well… Wonder on the other hand, it will lift you up and up and up! (I wonder what I will worry about today?) (I worry what I will wonder about tomorrow!) Just wonderin'. Here's a line from one of…
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You learn something everyday, even at my advanced age! lichen (li ken), n. an organism composed of a fungus in union with an alga, commonly forming patches on rocks and trees. What I didn't know was that "alga" is the singular of algae! algae (al je), n.pl., sing. -ga (ge),…
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Nestlings are so very vulnerable. This little one endured severe thunderstorms, only to be stalked by a crowd of noisy crows and survived that too. Nature provides lots of drama for her creatures. Perhaps we all have a nestling within us…our inner hatchling. It's the part of us that has come through…
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A sunny day with my young friend, and a walk in the park. Sometimes the trees just take my breath away! Yes, there are grander trees in St. Augustine, but with the sun shining through this relatively young Oak, it was a delight. Lighthouse park, with Aden.…
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