Look West for the Crescent Moon and Venus and Mars this evening,
just after sunset.
Should be beautiful, if your aren't under a sky of clouds!
Photo from the archives, September, 2013, the Moon and Venus!
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Considering love,
romantic love is all that you hear about,
either beginning or ending,
but the best love is the love you have for your world-
your world, not THE world,
but your world which includes you.
What that can mean is seeing the beauty that is all around you,
but especially in your own heart.
This excerpt from a Neil Jordon novel, Shade,
describes a woman who might be loving her world in this way.
"But she was easy going, Maggie,
things that would have bothered others didn't bother her a bit;
she was part of the grass that grew and the world that turned
and she woke up each morning like it was her first.
Her first day in a whole new world"
Wouldn't it be great if we all lived like Maggie?
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It isn't really how BIG your friends are,
it's how big they are in your heart.
And they don't have to be going in the same direction as you either.
And they might have a goofy grin,
but
love works,
it just does.
Alligator and lizard pals shot at the Alligator Farm, in St. Augustine, Florida,
This post, originally entitled, Big Friends, reprinted from Laine's Blog, February 2012, with permission!
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Big sky,
big beach,
big wind,
big day,
big life…
St. Augustine Beach, 10 days ago, before the sun came back.
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High Surf Advisory: Coastal Hazard Statement
These words are music to a surfer's ears.
And wonderful to watch from the safety of the shore,
the wind blowing back the spray of the elegant swells.
Wild horses, indeed.
St. Augustine Beach, just one of those days!
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Check.
Landing gear up…
Check.
These Brown Pelicans, up close enough to see the accordion wings against the sky,
are proof positive that we live in a very beautiful, complex,
and fascinating world.
You are clear for takeoff!
Saint Augustine Beach Pier, once again hosting the people who fish and the birds who love them.
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In Disney parks,
a lot of things are make believe.
But the sun setting at Epcot was very real.
As was the food and the people and the friends we came with and the friends we met at the park.
All real!
Epcot Park, Disney World, Florida.
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Three days, three Disney parks…
and oh so many princesses!
A whirlwind of fun, crowds and surprises,
the first time for this old gal,
with a new appreciation for the creativity
that is Disney.
The Magic Kingdom, Castle and a lovely Princess and her little Prince.
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Taking a buggy ride through the little town of Nassau,
past the funky souvenir stores and restaurants on the front street,
you find boarded up shops and run down housing.
Seems a shame with all the money on Paradise Island to let this little bit of real paradise decay.
Maybe it will turn around in a year or two.
No matter,
the Bahamians seem to be happy people
who don't mind us tourists in their lives if briefly.
Nassau, The Bahamas, city scenes and our friend made of towels on the bed.
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The water, the boats, Paradise Island, Atlantis, the Bahamians, the tourists…
6 cruise ships in a day and they are gone at night,
leaving the Islanders to themselves and the lucky folks who stay on.
Nassau, The Bahamas, someone's Island home,Cruise ships, tugs, ferry boats, and Atlantis on Paradise Island.
Lainesblog Thinking Out Loud
Gleanings From Living Long
