07 Nov
If you don’t think every day is a good one, just try missing one.
-by Cavett Robert
I read this one and had to share it.
Quite often it is too easy to get drawn into a bad attitude and let it ruin the day for yourself and the others around you.
Not being able to experience a [...]
Posted in concept, quotes, summer by: kml
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05 Sep
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
- by Ovid
I thought this quote would be perfect for Labor Day.
Hope all my readers have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Posted in quotes, summer by: kml
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22 Aug
They are all shes - all the names on these boats are female.
I heard a question asked on a TV show as to why this was, but no one seemed to have any definitive answers.
After looking around online, I found there are just as many answers as there are people. One opinion had men showing [...]
Posted in summer, transportation, water by: kml
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17 Aug
A seat beside the lake is the only place to be during these last few hot days.
We like to go in the evening - after 5:00, when most people have left to go home and start dinner.
It is almost like the whole lake is ours - no one is around and the hot sun is [...]
Posted in nature, places, summer by: kml
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30 Jul
There had been warnings and reports all morning and early afternoon of the potential for torrential downpours and thunderstorms.
From the above image, we knew they were on their way, and we were just waiting.
I remember the last time we had these very heavy downpours - it was about 10 years ago, and you could feel [...]
Posted in family, nature, summer by: kml
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25 Jul
It started with the foxes - which now number three.
Then came the extra large raccoon that had all he could do to waddle across the yard.
Yesterday we had a visitor that had my heart pumping at a furious rate.
It was about 6:00 pm, and one of the foxes had made his rounds through the yard.
Even [...]
Posted in animals, nature, summer, wildlife by: kml
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04 Jun
I was fascinated by the story a local beekeeper was telling as he was being interviewed for a news slot on TV.
Did you know that they actually have a school that beekeepers attend to learn their trade?
I guess I never gave it much thought, but the guy on TV has been tending bees for over [...]
Posted in nature, summer, wildlife by: kml
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