Category: Inspiration

  •     Some days you feel dreamy lazy and what you really want to do is kick up your feet and pick up that magazine or book that you started and dream on.   There are plenty of other things that you really want to do, but a dreamy lazy hour or two is just…

  •   Our little dunes are flowering again.     Sandy soil, sunshine, salty breezes… Some of us thrive under these conditions!             St. Augustine Beach, Florida.

  •       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.                …

  •     Well, not having mastered the art of stitching photos together, I still had to share this imperfect attempt.             St. Augustine Beach, Anastasia Island State Park.  

  •     The Jasmine is blooming again in St. Augustine. In backyards and front yards, the scent is everywhere.          

  •   When I was a little girl, I loved the smell of the earth, flowers and trees and fresh mown grass, starry nights and beautiful sunsets, and time spent at the beach.           A lot of life has happened between then and now, and I still love all of those things,…

  •   When Galaxies collide there is so much space out there that it is rare that any celestial bodies actually come into contact with each other.   Same thing here in this photo.     From the deck of El Galeon, a replica of a 16th century Spanish supply ship, one could see a blimp.…

  •   After sleeping for over a year, it's back and beautiful…         Talk about your beauty rest, this one gets bigger and better with each year.   Welcome back.         THE Amaryllis!          

  •     Prepare to anchor!                These good samaritan pups and their two Lady Companions are bringers of joy to anyone whoever put on a sailor hat or loved a dog and are lucky enough to have a close encounter with them!On a lucky rainy Sunday on St. George…

  •       These solid, sturdy, dependable mountains, remind me of the wild, rolling ocean, wave after wave after wave.   Except they are very much more grounded than the airy, watery ocean waves.         The view from Brasstown Bald Mountain in Georgia. Reprinted with added text, from Laine's Blog, March 2013.