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You learn something everyday,
even at my advanced age!
lichen (li ken), n. an organism composed of a fungus
in union with an alga, commonly forming patches on rocks and trees.
What I didn't know was that "alga" is the singular of algae!
algae (al je), n.pl., sing. -ga (ge), any of numerous
one-celled or colonial organisms that contain chlorophyll
and usu. flourish in aquatic environments.
How about that?
Vail Point Park, St. Augustine.
A possum at the door last night reminded me of this one...
No worries!
Reprinted from Laine's Blog October, 2011.
Nestlings are so very vulnerable.
This little one endured severe thunderstorms, only to be stalked by a crowd of noisy crows
and survived that too.
Nature provides lots of drama for her creatures.
Perhaps we all have a nestling within us...our inner hatchling.
It's the part of us that has come through the storms
and evaded or slayed the scary monsters -
sometimes with grace and other times not -
but through it all have come to trust the deep instinct to grow stronger and to thrive.
Spring is upon us - a good time to acknowledge our strengths
and our connection to the fragile new arrivals.
After all, we were once just like them.
Baby Robin, reprinted from Laine's Blog, March 2012.
A sunny day with my young friend,
and a walk in the park.
Sometimes the trees just take my breath away!
Yes, there are grander trees in St. Augustine,
but with the sun shining through this relatively young Oak,
it was a delight.
Lighthouse park, with Aden. 3.16.17.
Stay safe, my Northern friends,
it will soon be over.
Valentine's snowstorm, Baltimore 2014.
There are some who say that we are safer now
than at any other time in Human History.
And there are some who say that we are never ever safe.
There are some who work tirelessly for peace.
And there are some who work tirelessly for war.
There are those who worship power and money over and above
human relationships.
And there are some who would lay down their lives
for a stranger.
How will the earth's people move away from tribal ways?
The us and them ways?
The winner and loser ways?
The "new" barbarians,
the ones in expensive suits and gowns who go around in limousines and oversized yachts,
control the information.
But the truth that is hiding beneath the headlines is this:
LOVE IS MORE PERVASIVE ON THE PLANET THAN FEAR AND HATE AND GREED!
LOVE.
Love will survive the onslaught of the new barbarians
who would rape and pillage everything in sight.
Love is winning.
The lovers outnumber the haters on a grand scale!
In time we will regain balance,
and it will be women and men together leading the charge.
Are you safe?
I saw this on the beach the other day.
I once thought that they were deadly,
but the reality is they only have a terrible sting.
Kind of like the trouble the earth is in today,
terribly stunned,
but willing and able to survive!
The Portuguese Man of War. St. Augustine Beach.