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  • Dolphin Rising

        Coming up for air.           (Another re-visited post from January, 2012) Bottle nose dolphin, Cape Charles, Virginia.  

  • Everything Changes

          Change is in the air…   A big storm – thunder and wind and rain – the air clears, the fires are out and the smoke disappears.   Everything changes.         (This post revisited from May 28th, 2012)    

  • Famous Last Words

        "Watch this!"     (Apologies to all the armadillos who end up as road kill. Here's hoping that it is always an adventure for each and every one of you.)       Famous last words seen on a patch on a biker babe's jacket. See also Cat Meets Armadillo here. Related articles Alien…

  • Watery Planet

        In this light and from this distance, you can get the sense of an ocean having been here, seeing the different lines of wear and tear along the way.   What a watery planet we must have been.         Sedona, Arizona. Photo by Paula Post, ©2008    

  • Even in Paris!

        There is a saying – The rain falls on everyone – and I might add, even in Paris!         Paris café photo by Patrice Goham, © 2012. Thanks Patrice!

  • Hoppy Easter!

                Metal Art made in Mexico with reclaimed materials.

  • Sturdy Mountains

        These solid, sturdy, dependable mountains, remind me of the wild, rolling ocean, wave after wave after wave.       The view from Brasstown Bald Mountain in Georgia.

  • A Different Perspective

        Getting to a higher place, where you can look down on a situation, clears the mind and helps you to see your place in the larger scheme of things.   Your sense of self importance is brought back to reality and you can smile and carry on.   It doesn't have to be…

  • Flight or Fight?

      Primitive anxieties in a "modern" world. Simpler when you can see the predator, and not some elusive shadow from the past.   How to cope?   Trust what you have learned, what you know is true.   Wait it out.   Look around you and believe what you see, not what you feel.  …

  • Vulnerability

        If we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, will the dragon win?   No.   If we can accept our insecurities and fears, we have a far greater chance at authentic and happy lives,   and so does the dragon!     Thoughts on vulnerability, inspired by a TED talk by Brené Brown. Dragon…