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Blessed

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Do you know the land where the lemon-trees grow,In darkened leaves the gold-oranges glow,A soft wind blows from the pure blue sky,The myrtle stands mute, and the bay tree high?Do you know it well? – Goethe
I wonder if I need say any more about this picture. . Here’s fellow Wisconsinite Ross being blessed [...]

Ah, Venice. . .

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Jones – Fraulein-will you permit me?
Elsa – I usually don’t.
Jones – I usually don’t either.
Elsa – In that case, I permit you.
(Jones gives her the flower)
Jones – It would make me very happy.
Elsa – But I’m already sad, by tomorrow it will have faded.
Jones – Tomorrow I’ll steal you another.
One thing about Venice, there certainly [...]

listening to the moon

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Sleep on, my child, and I will rock thee,
And I will rock thy cradle, that sweet thy slumber be;
Sleep star, new moon and morning, sleep,
And lady ocean with thy silver fishes, sleep! – greek lullabye

The moon wanted me to take it’s picture this morning. So I stumbled around in the dark trying to find the [...]

Scull of the Day

Friday, February 24th, 2006

I’m going where the sun keeps shiningThru’ the pouring rain,Going where the weather suits my clothes,Backing off of the North East wind,Sailing on summer breezeAnd skipping over the ocean like a stone. – nilsson
I just had to haul out a summer picture! Ah, outdoors. . sun. . warmth. . This picture is me sneaking [...]

really old

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

son you’re growing old
I told you we would die
but that was then
i’ve gone and worked it out
but that’s when we were young
it never really was
and now we’re really old
and that’s when we were young – joy zipper
So you know why you teach your kids to paddle don’t you? It’s because that way you don’t [...]

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Hello, I must be going.I cannot stay, I came to say I must be going.I’m glad I came but just the same I must be going – groucho marx

Well, I just found out yesterday that Simon Osborne will be the presenter at the West Michigan Sea Kayak Symposium! As many of you know, in [...]

Shawna & Leon In Wisconsin

Monday, February 20th, 2006

I try to socialize, but I can’t seem to findWhat I was looking for, got something on my mind.Then the teacher told me, it had been a lot of fun.Thanked me for his ticket, and all that I had done.Hey man, what’s the plan, what was that you said? – tull
It’s not too early [...]