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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Nature
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When I lived in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod, and was ready to launch my little daysailer for the very first time, (not pictured here) I went to the Harbor Master thinking that I might have to pay a ramp fee. I asked him if I needed anything to launch and he answered,…
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From a moving car, these neat rows of plants offer the eye a hypnotic symmetry. It's comforting, like the rocking of a train as it moves along the tracks into the future. Is it the marking of the motion that is soothing, forward motion, like a dance, or a Bach Concerto? The…
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Good Morning! or Good Morning, is that coffee you have there? or Good morni…no, don't put the umbrella back now, no, I'm in here…gotta go!
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The moon gets so close to the sun that once a month she disappears for a few days. There is always a big smile when she returns – a cheshire smile. I wonder what they are up to? By the time that our lovely satellite gets to Venus, she's still smiling! It must…
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An early morning thunderstorm left these beautiful clouds for the rising sun to shine upon. May all the storms in our lives be blessings in disguise.
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According to some observers the pelican will actually enter the water upside down in order to catch the fish. Imagine a pelican in the grocery store asking the pelican behind the counter, "Is that fish wild or farm raised?" The pelican behind the counter stands on his head and says, "They came…
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Angel's Trumpets, that's what these magnificent flowers are called. They are blooming all over St. Augustine now. Maybe we can invite the angels to come and play for us on these delicate instruments, and be blessed with their songs. We are in need of angels here and everywhere. This is the week…
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Living close to water with the ocean breezes, the need for grounding arises from time to time. In Florida the live oak tree, so grand and elegant, is the perfect antidote. Well over 200 years old, these living monuments surprise and amaze with their sprawling limbs, thick crusty trunks and roots that…
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