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that moment…

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The lesson, so simple yet so difficult, is that life can be savored even though it contains hardship, disappointment, loss, and even brutality. The choice to see its beauty is available to us at every moment.

— David Von Drehle, The Book of Charlie: Wisdom From the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man (Simon & Schuster, May 23, 2023)

Notes:

  • Quote: Thank you Steve @ @ A Layman’s Blog
  • DK Photo of Egret @ 5:49 am this morning. More photos from this morning’s walk at Cove Island Park here.

Saturday Morning

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Got up on a cool morning. Leaned out a window.
No cloud, no wind.
Air that flowers held
for awhile…
So these moments count for a lot—peace, you know.
Let the bucket of memory down into the well,
bring it up.
Cool, cool minutes.
No one stirring, no plans. Just being there.
This is what the whole thing is about.

—William Stafford, from “Just Thinking” in Allegiances

Notes:

  • Poem Source, thank you Beth via Alive on All Channels
  • DK Photo @ 5:15am today @ Cove Island Park.  More pictures from this morning’s walk here.

And, Take 14…not sure about ugly, but light, oh yes.

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“I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may – light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.”

— John Constable (1776 – 1837) in “Life and Letters of John Constable” by Charles Robert Leslie (Chapman and Hall, 1896). Quote is found in a letter that Constable wrote to his friend and fellow artist John Fisher in 1821. In the letter, Constable is discussing his views on landscape painting, and he argues that the artist should not be afraid to paint ugly things, because the right use of light, shade, and perspective can make even the most ordinary object beautiful. (Constable Quote via Alive on All Channels)

See more pictures from this morning’s walk of the Cygnet with Mom on FB here.

And, Take 12…TGIF

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See more pictures from this morning’s walk of the Cygnet with Mom on FB here.

Monday Morning Wake-Up Call (Volume Up)

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Cygnet Wakes. Video (Volume Up) from this morning’s walk at Cove Island Park.  Other photos on FB here.