finding-beauty
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Orlando, FL – Rollercoasters, a Giant Orange, and Kayaking on an Absurdly Beautiful Spring.
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.~ Vincent Van Gogh After our cruise, Luke and I had a couple of days in Orlando, FL before heading home to New York. What could we possibly find to do… Continue reading
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A Few Days in the Caribbean
The light shimmers on water, the cunning coral keeps it blue. Looking through a map of the Antilles, you see how time has trapped its humble servants here.”~ Edward Kamau Brathwaite There’s something to be said for a brief escape… Continue reading
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From Genie Bottles to Ocean Breezes – A Visit to Cocoa Beach
I saw from the beach, when the morning was shining, A bark o’er the waters move gloriously on; I came when the sun o’er that beach was declining, The bark was still there, but the waters were gone.~ Thomas Moore… Continue reading
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The Melting of Winter
Every winter has its spring.~ H.G. Wells March has arrived! It’s officially — or unofficially spring — depending on who you ask. March 1st marks meteorological spring, while March 20th brings astronomical spring with the vernal equinox. Either way, the… Continue reading
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The Beauty of Clouds.
The sky is an endless dream.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m not quite the weather geek that my son is, but I do love a good weather event — a blizzard, a loud summer thunderstorm, booming with thunder and crackling with… Continue reading
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A Little Winter Sunset Stroll
A fiery ember sinks low in the sky. If you listen closely, you might hear the faint sizzle as it melts into the snow, painting the world in golden twilight and the soft glow of a winter night.~ Unknown After… Continue reading
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February Musings…
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.~ Anne Bradstreet February—the bridge between winter and spring. I always welcome February because its… Continue reading
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Golden Hour, Frozen River…
There’s a certain slant of light, winter afternoons—that oppresses, like the heft of cathedral tunes…~ Emily Dickenson It’s been a rough couple of days…But sometimes a bit of time spent by my Hudson River during the golden hour is a… Continue reading
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Finding Magic in Nature’s Reflections
In a Wonderland they lie, dreaming as days go by, dreaming as summers die: Ever drifting down the stream—lingering in the golden gleam—life, what is it but a dream?~ Lewis Carrol, Through the Looking Glass, 1871 Often when looking at… Continue reading
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Tropical Vibes in the Bronx: A Winter Escape
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Luke and I decided that it was time for a bit of a tropical interlude in the midst of a wintry landscape, so we… Continue reading
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