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Category: St. Augustine
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Light and shadow and everything in between. Anastasia Island State Park, St. Augustine, Florida.
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The weather has been dramatic the last couple of days. Fierce lightening and dark skies, wind and torrential rain. Storms in March are intense, and then they are over. The temperature rises and falls, and rises and falls again. Like any good drama. Cloudy sky from March, 2012…
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The long winters are not missed, but the spring bulbs surely are. Happy Springtime! St. Augustine Garden, Spring, 2013.
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What a great way to start the day. March 19th rainbow, 2013, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Are there two sides to the Irish mythology – leprechauns playing jokes on folks while faeries dance in circles beneath enchanted trees, and the deep sadness that you hear in her ballads and songs? Here's hoping for a balance between the joys and sorrows on this St. Patty's Day and…
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And giving it… To the northern folks who are reading this, the birds are heading your way, high up in the sky, so it won't be long before springtime is here.
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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…
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If you meditate on your own impermanence, you might be more compelled to live in the present moment. After all, yesterday is but a memory drifting away, and tomorrow a dream to be. This places you squarely in the here and now – the only true reality. It is difficult to…
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On a walk through old St. Augustine, this lovely surprise was swaying on the end of a long arching stem, powered by large round green sails – up and down and 'round and 'round, in the gentle breeze.
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Miniature daffodils looking all grown up (in close up). Your mother's favorite flower.