I have been trying to change my attitude towards the chipmunks driving me crazy. They are everywhere, so I might as well embrace them, lol.

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Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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This butterfly stood out in the sunshine amongst the green.

This one tried to hide in shadows but he wasn’t as sneaky as he thought.

I live in an area where summer is so short that if you blink you will miss it. I have to soak up every flower quickly before they’re gone.  I appreciate their bright colors and smells, knowing that all too soon there will be nothing but white surrounding me.

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The Cedar Waxwings have been unusually cooperative. I really enjoyed watching this pair bounce around eating berries.

The one closest to us would pick a berry, hop over on the branch and give it to the other one.

The rest sat far above while these two had their intimate dinner.

I’m assuming they were a pair as they never got far from each other.

Sometimes we have to shave away the crap to get to the point.  Our minds get so filled with statistics, remedies and preventatives that we’re lost in the fragments.  Instead of looking at all the things we “wish” were, we need to be thankful for what we still have and rebuild from the debris.

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I just had a tough time choosing between three photos so thought I’d share the other two I was torn between.

People need people, even more so when we’re sick, or going through tough times. When I was diagnosed I kind of shut people out. I didn’t want to bring them down too, or I didn’t think they could possibly understand, or I feared running them off with my whining. What I should have done was accept their encouragement, their understanding. I felt vulnerable, like my body had failed me, ashamed. It was hard for me to let people in to help me get through it. Looking back, I should have accepted their hands, their ears, their hearts.

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