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Touch

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by Nancy Yeilding on November 7, 2011

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Valley Of The Moon

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by Jane Benson on October 17, 2011

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Platanus Orientalis

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by Nancy Yeilding on August 15, 2011

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On my very first evening in Greece, my friend and I were walking through the main square of the charming seaport town of Nafplio on the Peloponnesian peninsula, enjoying the soft air and the sights and sounds of children playing a makeshift soccer game, weaving around the benches where the town elders relaxed, laughing as they chased the ball, dodging the couples strolling arm in arm or pushing baby strollers. In the growing dusk the lights of the restaurants around the square glowed a welcome, which was extended by the banks of chairs and tables cozily arranged under canopies, conveying more of a feeling of a living room than a formal dining area.
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Through Wine-Colored Glasses

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by Steve Dryden on April 11, 2011

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Freedom is a question of perspective. And the border that divides Mexico and the United States is a prime example.
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Four Years In Earth Spirit

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by Serge Yalichev on March 28, 2011

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“What are you going to study at Sydney University?”

This question (our conversation was in French) came from my father, a man whose wisdom, insight and perceptiveness had come partly from his reading but more so from experience. A boy during the Russian Revolution, he had been deracinated by that event, winding up in France where he took part in the campaign of France in 1940 as a young soldier in the French army.
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Fly To Love

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by Viktoria Vidali on March 28, 2011

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To fly
you must be free

To be free
you must let go
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Pescadero

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by Jane Benson on March 21, 2011

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Avatar

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by Renee Lafabrae on March 14, 2011

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Deep within an indigo sky,
On a cold dark winter’s night,
A river of stars makes a pathway above
All frost and golden bright.
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Dish Flower Patterns (Part III)

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by Joyce Gladden on February 28, 2011

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The Cattail

The beautiful Cattail dinnerware design was sold by many companies in the 1930′s and 40′s, most notable Sears and Roebuck, Universal Pottery and Hall China. Its striking Chinese red-colored blooms on an ivory background made it a bestseller. Although collectible and used for display, what is more important is that it immortalizes a remarkable wildflower that has myriad uses along with medicinal properties.
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Old Moon

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by Kathleen Tenpas on February 21, 2011

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Yesterday, the golden crescent of an old moon
woke me, bright above the horizon
an hour before the sun,
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