The patience of wood –
standing long and tall as a tree,
then never letting go of wondering how the river will feel and sound and taste,
once the loving hands that bend the planks finish their work.
Wooden boat workshop in Welaka Florida.
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The earth is blowing off steam.
Did she ever imagine that one of the species that she spawned would be self-destructive?
Every 8 minutes, like a mother trying to control her frustration over her children,
the valve opens and steam escapes.
"Will these children ever stop fighting?"
Pshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht…
(Meanwhile the dog is stealing everybody's lunch!)
This geysir is in Iceland where the word geyser originated!
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A young hawk sitting on a car roof in the parking lot.
Patient and fearless, it watches me as I watch it.
If the hawk could ask me one question, what would it be?
"Where are your feathers?"
"Can you fly?"
or
"Is this your car?"
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What secrets do you know, little one, secrets too soon forgotten?
Where did you come from?
Where were you 10 months ago?
What do you know?
Oh my, you almost smiled, not even one day old!
Welcome.
Welcome to this crazy world of ours!
Already you have brought much joy.
So much more to come.
Welcome, little one.
Welcome!
Photo by Eszter Bujdosó Fike, baby too with Dad, Shawn Fike!
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Looking up can sometimes make you feel dizzy.Same with looking down, especially when the tide is swirling around your feet.
I once heard some words of wisdom from someone who was learning how to hang glide,
it went something like this:
Look where you want to go,
and not where you are going.
That's really good advice when you want to stop doing the same old thing,
over and over again.
You want to change your thinking and shake up your life.
Look where you want to go and go there!
Dust off that old thinking and give it a nice pat on the back and kick it out the door!
Who cares if it makes you dizzy!
Spanish moss dancing in some huge Live Oak trees in Welaka, Florida.
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50% chance of rain…Not on my walk…
Maybe later?
The frogs are singing, calling in the rain.
It could be tonight.
Two surfer girls at St. Augustine Beach.
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Friends and family decorate our lives with their love and generosity.The really good souls will hold onto you in the bad times as well as the joyful occasions,
and bring good food to the table.
Given the opportunity, those who love you the most
will make sure that if they're going to throw you into the pool with all of your clothes on,
that it is in the deep end
and lots of folks are watching!
In gratitude for all.
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Hibiscus, the state flower of Hawaii was once commonly called good night at noon
because it blossoms for only a short time!
I like that, "good night at noon!"
Some days are like that.
From the book Garden Flower Folklore by Laura C. Martin
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If you were a Banyan tree and could send roots to the earth from your "branches"that could shore you up for your journey,
how strong you would be.
Confident and grounded!
Beautiful too!
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Gleanings From Living Long
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