Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
~ Wendell Johnson
Alligator, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Folkston, Georgia 2007
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Erin
Coddiwompling through life, guided by my love of nature and insatiable curiosity.Shadow Play
I had fun playing on the beach yesterday morning. Even my shadow seemed to enjoy the lovely sunshine!
Note: Image not to scale. I do have long legs, but not THAT long!
11-11 Sol Shine
We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
~ George Santayana
Hibiscus Flower, Independence, Missouri 2010
Sunny Surprise
After a rainy beginning of November, this past week on the Oregon Coast we’ve been spoiled with mild, sunny days. As per usual, the wind picks up in the afternoon but the mornings, ah, the mornings have been stupendous. Thought I’d share a bit of my morning ocean with you.
11-10 Sol Shine
Acknowledging a mistake just means that you are wiser today than you were yesterday.
~ Kelly Ann Rothaus
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, Oregon 2018
Funny Friday
I don’t do bumperstickers but this one that I spotted recently in Bellingham, Washington is right up my alley:
11-09 Sol Shine
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
~ John Muir
Ozette Loop Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington 2018
Overheard: Well-rounded
During the break between bands at the Stones Throw Brewery Fall Block Party in Bellingham, Washington I caught this joke:
“You wanna know why Washington outlawed square bales of hay? We wanted our cows to have a well-rounded diet!”
Feel free to groan. The two young ladies he was trying to impressed both did!
Unimpressed Cow and Calf, Villablino, Spain 2006
11-08 Sol Shine
What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.
~ Helen Keller
Indian Paintbrush, Glacier National Park, Montana 2018
11-07 Sol Shine
I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
~ Émile Zola
Bison Fight, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota 2010
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