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The colors of summer! Under the umbrella, St. Augustine Beach.
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So, you want my recipe on how to relax? Find a shady, sunny spot. Spread out on a comfortable leaf, that sways gently in the breeze, and is close to something wonderful. Like this. Voilá! Perfection! (This recipe can be customized to meet you specific specifications, such as,…
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Friends, paddling along together through life's currents. It's a calm evening and mild in between the storms and troubles. There's peace and quiet and a kind of welcome ordinariness, a rightness about things that begins to include the storms and troubles and the peace and quiet. All's well. …
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A mile or even a half mile in shoes that don't, won't, can't possibly fit you, would cause a lot of pain. It's a nice thought, to put yourself in someone else's shoes, but it is an impossible task that requires many assumptions. Better to honor another person's path, knowing that you…
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If I were to climb aboard this hard working boat, I wouldn't have the foggiest, or the sunny-est, idea of what to do. But someone does and they are probably very good at it too. Do you give yourself credit for the things you've learned, the things you know for sure, and…
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You never know what you'll find at your local boatyard, until you get there. Boats? Yes! All kinds of boats! And an homage to world peace… And what's this, a yellow submarine? No silly, it's a Bug. A yellow bug! Marine life…
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Are there angels among us? This world seems to be divided between the warring and the loving. Are we approaching a tipping point, weary of war, and resolved to truly love our neighbors, even if they are very different from us? If you think that living a compassionate, kind life,…
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Pretty purple petunias, posing perfectly, on the porch.
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Although the camera stopped the action, these sandpipers are running to beat the band! Up and down the wave as it ebbs and flows, faster than anything, and then flying to the next wave, and running again, and again and again. They tickle the funny bone, these masters of slapstick, making…
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Sometimes we get distracted and miss something really wonderful happening right behind us. Or if we are lucky, there is a nice person there to say, "Can you see the colors in that cloud?" Oh My! Yes, I can! Thank you! St. Augustine Beach, not really…
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