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Tag: quotes

Clearing skies

edge of a thunderstorm
October 4, 2015February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

Too often man handles life as he does the bad weather. He whiles away the time as he waits for it to stop.” ~ Alfred Polgar If only we had the means to predict Life’s storms as we can Nature’s. A vision of what was coming, and how it was building into a maelstrom over … Continue reading Clearing skies

Found: one raft

inflatable boat
August 1, 2015February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~ Elliott Erwitt Found: a one-man inflatable raft abandoned in the woods near Shirk's Bayou pedestrian bridge. … Continue reading Found: one raft

Star dust rainbows

red anise flowers
June 20, 2015February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

"The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your … Continue reading Star dust rainbows

Only a fellow-traveler

car lights on bridge at sunset
May 29, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

“I'm not a teacher: only a fellow-traveller of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead - ahead of myself as well as you.” ~ George Bernard Shaw  

A force of nature

pine seedling growing from dead tree stump
May 25, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

“Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.” ~ Samuel Johnson When every thing is taken from us, when our lives are a barren wasteland, when all seems lost... still we rise. Our roots run deep, our will is indomitable, our spirit is indestructible. We will rise … Continue reading A force of nature

Everything you ever dreamed

view inside plastic pipes
May 22, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

"There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.” ~ Orison Swett Marden  

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