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This solid chair, situated in a garden beneath a huge live oak tree is made up of trillions of bouncing molecules, just like you and me. Sometimes we feel as grounded as a boulder. Other times scattered as the northern lights. Most days fall somewhere in between. Having unshakable faith that life…
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My Christmas Tree this year is a Live Oak Tree! The tinsel is silvery Spanish Moss. The ornaments are Squirrels and Birds and Lizards! The Star at the top is our very own Star, the Sun! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! And this is my Christmas Card to Everyone! With…
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What nourishes you in the middle of a Pandemic? What nourishes you when political forces take a dark turn and plunge us into a past that should be long forgotten? For me it is Poetry – Poetry and Music that soothe my soul and the beauty all around me – flowers…
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In his book, "Humankind, A Hopeful History", Rutger Bregman writes about cynicism vs. realism. And I quote: Isn't it telling that in modern usage the realist has become synonymous with the cynic – for someone with a pessimistic outlook? In truth, it's the cynic who's out of touch. In truth, we're living…
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Whenever I see a line of pelicans coming along the beach, over the waves, their wingtips just grazing the water, I get a little bit jealous of how simple their life appears to be. It seems that the creatures of this world are better at meeting their daily needs than the oh…
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Through the trees… June 17th Full moon! ©Laine Quinn 2019
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March winds, and look at the trees. What are they whispering to each other and now they are laughing! How many years have they stood side by side chattering in the wind and silent in the calm air? How many years? How many stories in all that time? Old souls,…
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In St. Augustine, summertime has been extended… indefinitely! Live Oak with tire swing along the marsh of the Matanzas River.
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