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It's the sun that's on fire, not the bushes! Our brightly burning star is a mere 93 million miles away, yet it only takes 8 minutes for its light to reach us – 8 minutes, traveling 186,000 miles per second. It's a mind boggling universe. Late afternoon…
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Hot in the sun and cold in the shade. Whatever. I'm ready. Try and catch me! Aden at 20 months in my beautiful shrunken beret, now his size!
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It isn't really how BIG your friends are, it's how big they are in your heart. And they don't have to be going in the same direction as you either. And sometimes they have goofy smiles. Alligator and lizard pals shot at the Alligator Farm, in St. Augustine,…
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When warm(ish) salty water meets the cold night air, there is a mist that calls to the soul like the sirens of myths and fantasy. No danger to the land lubber, just a reminder that this is heaven now. Yesterday's sunrise, caught lovingly by David Gardner © 2014. Thanks…
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Weather is everywhere and everyone talks about it. Where does it come from? What will it be today? Tonight? Tomorrow? It's great fun, (with the right clothes!) In the old days, you could dial a number on your phone for the forecast. Today we have "The Weather Channel." When all…
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Does a pelican in the water ever doubt that he can raise his sails and take to the air? In three powerful strokes, this huge bird is airborne and glides away. From the archives, January 2012.
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Rising in the rigging of El Galeon, the moon, last May, might have been last night if it weren't for the clouds. Coming out of the clouds, the beautiful moon rides high in the sky all night long, and then wakes me in the morning, cheerfully shining through the window. Good…
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There is a saying that you can't put your foot in the same river twice, because the river is constantly moving, constantly changing. Our days are like that too, if we let them be. Guana Tolomato State Park, St. Augustine, Florida. From the archives, January 2013.
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When I was shooting film, an image would often appear to be very interesting on the negative, only to be rather ordinary in the positive. (There is probably a metaphor in here that I am avoiding.) This shot reminds me of that. It's like being on the wrong end of a kite…
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Remember to have fun today. Even if you are doing something really really serious, have fun. Make an inside joke just for you to smile at! A couple of kids and a bunch of sea gulls on a pretty misty gray day, having fun! St. Augustine Beach.
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