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  • Cedar Waxwings

        The Cedar Waxwings are coming through St. Augustine again. I tried to warn them about the weather up North, but they probably already know!              

  • You Decide

        Sunset behind them, daybreak ahead…   What will tomorrow bring?   More kindness, less worry, sunshine or rain?   You decide.   Ok, you don't command the weather yet, but kindness? Worry? Yes.   Yes, we do!     This post is borrowed from LainesBlog, 2012, with some minor alterations, and with permission.…

  • The Exchange

        Two Cardinals calling back and forth to one another in the woods today.   It's Springtime again.   A friend's Mom goes into Hospice.   A nephew's brand new baby girl arrives safely – plump and happy!   As you get older, you see it more clearly.   (Breathe out. Breathe in.)  …

  • Paths Taken

          There are paths taken, and paths not taken.   It doesn't pay to have regrets.   Each life is so unique, yours, mine, that it can only be lived by a you or a me.   There is no other way.   No one will ever get the whole story of your life except…

  • Green

        What's your favorite green?     Happy Saint Patty's Day!      

  • Yellow

        Yellow, fellow, cello, mellow.   Hello!       Reflection, May Street Landing, St. Augustine.  

  • The Basics, Plus Two!

        The basics: a book, a banana, and a bottle!   Plus, a friendly dragon, and a cool lunch bag, and one more – a walk in the park with a wee one!   Life is still good!          

  • Water Sculptures, Sort of…

      Water is the architect of much of our world. Beaches are rearranged daily by oceans and tides.     Snow is rained upon, melts, and refreezes in amazingly similar ways.         And this wonderful creature spends all of her time in water and the lines along her body are a lot…

  • Stardust

        In the past I was in the habit of visiting the Astronomy Picture of the Day each night before I shut off my computer for some wonderfulness to end the day. This was posted on March 6th, 2014 and I find it astonishing!   APOD – Thank you!        

  • Elegant Memorial

        The style? Second Renaissance Revival.   A memorial to Henry Flagler's Daughter, Jennie Louise Benedict.   Built in 1889.   I suppose all fathers love their daughters (and sons) just as much, and would show them in beautiful ways if they could.   I suppose, in truth, we all love each other just…