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  • Things Unseen

        Sometimes it's the things that you can't see or figure out in an image, or in life, that are the most intriguing.   Not the things that make you crazy, but the things that make you  wonder.       Photo by Vicki Johnston, as we tested my new camera on her back…

  • Mimid

        Singing her little heart out, just for me!         This Brown Thrasher had me fooled for a little while as she was singing like a Mockingbird right outside my door.

  • The Rest of the Moon Story…

      On the way to the beach to watch the moon rise, and crossing the Bridge of Lions, there rose the BIG and beautiful moon. With the car parked on the other side of the bridge and walking to  get a shot of the moon in the rigging of El Galeon which is docked in…

  • The Sun Never Sets

        The way that the horizon curves in this photograph, it looks as though the sun might take us all with it, clouds, earth and water, as it sets beautifully at the end of a long day.   But the sun doesn't really set, does it?   So it can't take us down with…

  • These Two Clouds

    These two clouds drifted apart a bit more before coming back so close together that they became one. Kind of like our relationships, the rythm of our friendships and love, ebbing and flowing like grand clouds dancing in the sky. Far apart one moment and close as a kiss the next. This is a time…

  • The Birds Are Singing

        This is the day that the rain started and it seemed that it would never stop.   But it did and all is well now. The ponds are higher than they've been in a long long time, and the birds are singing, happy as ever.         St. Augustine Beach, the…

  • Don’t Give UP.

      Squirrels appear to have magnets or Velcro on the bottoms of their feet.   They really do fly from tree to tree, defying gravity.   And they never ever give up.       (This post is from November 18th, 2011.)  

  • Clinging Vines

      Delicate clinging vines – this is a time when clinging is good. Good for the vine and the wall benefits too, aesthetically. Is clinging ever good for us? We humans?   Holding on to that good or bad feeling – joy or anger? Being in the moment is preferred, but if you have to…

  • Up or Down?

      Looking up or down? You… …today, looking up or down?   (That's the short version of today's post. Here is the long one.)   If you're feeling good today, happy and cheerful, be sure to share that somehow, because you never know how much a heartfelt smile might mean to someone, how just a…

  • Messy

        Messy days. Busy days.   Messy house.   (Messy palm.)           Palm tree, posterized etc. for fun!   Where are our poets? Time is running out. Poems for April, National Poetry Month. Send yours to: laine@lainesblog.com soon…