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Category: Inspiration
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If this chunk of sand and rock and cement were frozen in time would future archeologists, 10,000 years from now, be captivated by it? There is evidence of a critter with paws shaped like a human hand, a possible humanoid footprint, with some kind of covering on the foot, and the wear…
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What a difference a few warm bodies can make! "It's ALIVE! " O'Maddy's in Gulfport, Florida.
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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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When I saw an RV on the road towing a boat, and not a car or a motorcycle, I was impressed. Then I spied this at a rest stop - Some people know how to dream BIG and live simply. Think of the possibilities!
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These two pelicans, flying and diving together in the shallow waters of Tampa Bay, in time to their own music, reminded me of the two humpback whales dining together off Cape Cod, and the pilot whales, dancing in perfect harmony. Occasionally humans can, without a word, step together harmoniously…
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Words escape me, like the leaves floating on this creek, away and away, but the feelings are there, the feelings are there… Lots of love on Valentine's Day. Moses Creek, St. Augustine, Florida.
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The role that this block and tackle plays in controlling the nets on this work boat looks confusing. Close up it appears to be dysfunctional, as though it might jam, if pressed into service. And then there's the frayed end that turns out to be the bottom of a splice that is stronger…
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Funny how different colored shutters and a couple of pink chairs and flamingos can brighten your day. Here's a beach house that shares its joy on the outside, for anyone who walks by on their way to the beach to enjoy. Someone has found paradise and made it their own! …
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As I have always said, you have to break a few eggs in order to make an omelette. Like life, one thing leads to another.
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This is one of the guardians outside the Paper Moon Diner in Baltimore. She watches over a fun staff and good food and an eccentric collection of "stuff," as you can see by the hundred or so Pez dispensers in the window behind her. It's amazing what a little imagination can do…