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Category: Worth Quoting
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Tom probably thinks so. But this is a cool picture, isn't it? Do you notice the close-up reflection of my face surrounding the door that's framing a reflection of my body? I wish I could say I planned it that way, but this is just one of the things I love about photography: I…
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I'm still hoping to post part 2 of the Shallue Vacation 2010 later today, but I came across something during my break from sweating that I wanted to share right away. (Tom and I are tidying up outside… mostly taming the overgrown weeds and cleaning up the "puppy playpen" on our porch.) My friend Gina lives…
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As a baby, my daughter was all eyes … huge sapphires that filled her face. They acted as magnets, drawing perfect strangers to her… especially men, it seemed. It made me uncomfortable, as you can imagine. She must have sensed my unease, because she's been on guard around strangers ever since. Especially men. And as…
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…that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ~ United States Declaration of Independence That's it in a nutshell, isn't it? The United States of America isn't perfect, but the foresight of our founding fathers…
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I almost went to the Fourth of July parade this morning. If all the kids weren't home, or if at least one of them had been interested in going with me, I would have been sitting there on my usual curb when the heavens opened up and poured (not just rained) at 10am. For once,…
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Yesterday morning as Max enjoyed his breakfast, I sipped my coffee and watched the clouds drift across an electric blue sky… a sky so blue I imagined God uploading it to Picasa and hitting the 'saturate' button to achieve it. Two Great Blue Herons flew down the Hollow in front of me, following the creek…
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A few weeks ago these chains and signs went up on the property next door… (yes, the damn dam property.) Now, I don't blame them for putting up the signs. Several years ago we had people zipping through the middle of our land on their four-wheelers, despite our "No Trespassing" signs. We finally had to…
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"The butterfly counts not months, but moments, and has time enough." ~ Rabindranath Tagore The Hollow is filled with butterflies these days… word got out about all of the beautiful wildflowers, I suppose. Many of them are too quick for me and my camera, but this beauty stayed put long enough for me to snap several shots. …
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…is freedom's shield and hope." – John Philip Sousa Today is Flag Day. I almost forgot about it… How easy it is to get so busy with our lives that we take for granted those things which make it possible to move about so freely that we get too busy to remember… so freely…
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The sun finally broke through the clouds today… both those above my head and the ones in my heart. I can think about Frankie, imagine him in his place at the French doors and even look at his pictures without crying, thanks to friends who have shown such compassion and understanding of my sorrow.…
Long Hollow 