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A State of Becoming

From birth to death every living being is in a state of becoming.

Me!
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February 20
March 4
March 9
April 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu

May all beings in the world be happy.

Wordless Wednesday and Weekly Photo Challenge: Blur

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Even More Beautiful

I didn’t think the magnolia could get any more beautiful than it was last week, but I was wrong.  It is so stunning today now that it has both leaves and flowers.  I wish you could all be here to see it.  The pictures only give a tiny glimpse of its magnificence.

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The View

20150309_124903When I remodeled my house in the mid 80’s, the kitchen windows were boarded up for three months.  The day the boards were taken down, I was treated to a view that was breathtaking.  While the tree is much bigger now, I feel as moved by what I am seeing from my kitchen window today as I did on that day in the 80’s.  (In the 80’s it reached this stage mid April.  Due to the warm winter, it is in full bloom on March 9.)

I’ve shared pictures of this tree several times lately but here is a collage of the progression between February 20 and today.

February 20
February 20
February 20
March 4
March 4
March 9
March 9

Weekly Photo Challenge: Another Rule of Thirds

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Why?

When I was walking in my neighborhood two weeks ago, I saw this tree stump and wondered why it had been decorated it this way.  After pondering it for some time, the story I made up was that the homeowners didn’t want the tree there and didn’t want to take out the stump.  I suspected these materials were placed in this way to keep people from tripping over it. Continue reading “Why?” →