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Floral Friday 9.14.12

Posted on September 14, 2012 by allthingsboys

Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 “If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” Indeed.  I just wish it weren’t so … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 9.7.12

Posted on September 7, 2012 by allthingsboys

Faithful Nibbles posted  a quote from Sir Francis Drake the other day that was so, so appropriate to how I’ve been feeling, I thought I’d use it for this weeks Floral Friday. Prayer of Francis Drake, 1577 Disturb us, Lord, … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 8.25.12

Posted on August 24, 2012 by allthingsboys

The fact is that in order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we … Continue reading →

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Zerene Stacker

Posted on August 21, 2012 by allthingsboys

I’ve not been posting as much as I would normally like, but I’ve been fiddling with a lot of photography in my spare moments.  I’m trying to get a Zenfolio site up and running, and I’ve also been looking at … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 8.17.12

Posted on August 17, 2012 by allthingsboys

A friend of mine has a lotus pond, and she graciously let me photograph it yesterday evening. As a lotus flower is born in the water, grows in the water and rises out of the water to stand above it … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

Posted on August 4, 2012 by allthingsboys

Today we visited Montpelier, home of Dolly and James Madison in Orange, Virginia.  Although I love Monticello, I had wanted to visit Montpelier for the gardens, but hadn’t been able to until today. This Cedar of Lebanon tree was brought … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 7.27.12

Posted on July 27, 2012 by allthingsboys

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. -Plato

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Why I Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Yardwork

Posted on May 30, 2012 by allthingsboys

I love a well manicured lawn.  Fresh cut grass, thriving shrubs, and magnificent flowering bushes.  Unfortunately, that would be the neighbors yards. I’ve mentioned before that I have a black thumb.  In contrast to my mother who has the greenest … Continue reading →

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The Curious Bee

Posted on May 24, 2012 by allthingsboys

I took this photo a few days ago, and it reminded me of a story I’d heard years ago about the bee and how it is not aerodynamically engineered to fly. I mean really.  Look at the fat body, and … Continue reading →

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Shining Through

Posted on April 24, 2012 by allthingsboys

Trainswhistle had a blog not too long ago about her grandmother’s lilacs.  After reading her beautiful post, I found myself wondering if my lilacs were blooming, so I went out to see.  I was disappointed to see not only the … Continue reading →

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