Day One Hundred Twenty-two

Copyright 2010.  November in Kentucky... love the birds the most :O)

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*At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by the spark from another person.  Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.*

-- Albert Schweitzer --

Day One Hundred Twenty-One

Copyright 2010.  The lone rose I could find left in the Lexington cemetary after a brief warm spell.

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*... Just remember, in the winter,

far beneath the bitter snow,

lies the seed that with the sun's love,

in the spring,

becomes the rose.*

-- Bette Midler --

Day One Hundred Twenty

*17 years ago this past Monday, somewhere in North Korea, a woman we will never know 

was giving birth to the beautiful baby girl who would soon after become my cousin...

Copyright 2010.  My cousin Laura in Nags Head, NC.

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Adoption is an amazing thing.

Day One Hundred Nineteen

Copyright 2010.  Sunrise in Nags Head, NC.

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*Far away, there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.  I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.*

-- Louisa May Alcott --

Day One Hundred Eighteen

Copyright 2010.  Fall in the Lexington Cemetery.

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*Even if something is left undone, everyone must take the time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.*

-- Elizabeth Lawrence --