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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” ~ Rachel Carson

My favorite tree at the end of the lane.


I can not drive by it [or run by it] without pausing......as its wavy branches beckon me to stop and breath deeply and cherish the moment of the day.

I call this my Buddha tree.

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"What is beauty? not the show
Of shapely limbs and features--no!
These are but flowers
That have their dated hours
To breathe their momentary sweets, then go.
'Tis the stainless soul within,
That outshines the fairest skin."~Sir A. de Vere Hunt

My Amaryllis is blooming......and she is stunning.  What a gift to have a bulp blossom in the middle of winter ~ reminding me of the promise of sping.

“Food is the most primitive form of comfort.” ~Sheilah Graham (1904-1988)

Dear Lord, Please protect me from myself. I am stressed.....and I just baked a batch of Heathbar cruch * milk chocolate chip cookies.

They are warm....and I am weak.

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"I was just a bumpkin. Just a country bumpkin. I had just come to New York from Virginia. Or was it Baltimore?" ~Cass Elliot

Inner-Harbor........My Greta is attending the University of Maryland Nursing school in Baltimore.