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“The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere... slowly” ~

~ Richard Bach - (American Writer, author of 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', b.1936) Saw these...

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“Change your thoughts... and you change your world”~

~ Norman Vincent Peale (American Protestant Clergyman and Writer, 1898-1993) A bee was...

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"Happiness is having an scratch for every itch" ~

~ Ogden Nash (American Writer of humorous poetry who won a large following for his audacious...

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"Experience the beauties of nature... and in doing so learn more about yourself"~

~ Japanese saying ~ (Kachou Fuugetsu) Seen along our walk inside the Japanese Garden at the Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens ~

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"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind... but great actions speak to all mankind" ~

~ Theodore Roosevelt ~ American President ~ Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (October 27,...

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“About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork” ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

~ Kin Hubbard (American Humorist and Writer, 1868-1930) ~ Are these peli-flamingos? Or maybe...

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“But one of the attributes of love, like art, is to bring harmony and order out of chaos... to introduce meaning and affect where before there was none... to give rhythmic variations, highs and lows to a landscape that was previously flat” ~

~ Molly Haskell (Author and Critic) Molly Haskell (born 29 September 1939, Charlotte,...

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"Those who think its is permissible to tell white lies... soon grow colorblind" ~

Our white azalea flowers have been blooming for about a month now and will last...

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"The words live in books, they fly far about like a flock of birds, but are also different from each other as the thrush is to the owl, as the wood pigeon from the gull" ~

~ Hans Christian Andersen ~ A sweetheart of an owl, this Barn Owl known as Henry lives at...

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"Leave it once it will be left forever... Get it once it'll be yours forever... It's nothing but LOVE! LOVE only once and you'll be loved forever. Happy Valentine's Day!" ~

My sweet hubby selected this beautiful Phalaenopsis Orchid plant for Valentine's Day.... Thank...

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012

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“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings”~

~ Victor Hugo (French romantic Poet, Novelist and Dramatist, 1802-1885) ~ ~ Saw this pretty...

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“Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them” ~

In the Butterfly Garden at Mead Gardens in Winter Park ~ Please view in lightbox :) ...

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“The Smurfs are little blue people who live in magic mushrooms..... think about it” ~

We walked by this giant red mushroom that is outside The Rainforest Cafe, inside the Grapevine...

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"A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear... not a feather to tickle the intellect"~

~ Charles Lamb ~ (London, 10 February 1775 – Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an...

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“He is a tall, grandly built man... she is tall and delicate. Both are narrow-faced with long, imperial noses; as they pose for pictures, it is a turkey buzzard sharing companionably with an egret” ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

~ Richard Eder ~ Richard Eder was for 20 years variously a foreign correspondent, a...

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"I will become a member of the Two-Headed Turtle Procrastinator Society Club.... if they ever get it organized...." ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

Turtle and alligators live together comfortably at Gatorland without fear of each other...... as long as both are well fed... lol

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“I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, “I am in here when you're walking around like that?” ~

~ Robin Williams (American actor) Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American...

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"Friendship is a teasured gift.... everytime I think of you I feel as thought I am getting richer and richer" ~

This is a Texas Star Hibiscus seen at the Dallas Arboretum and for you my dear friends :) ~ H *...

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turtlemom4bacon's photostream

“The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere... slowly” ~

“Change your thoughts... and you change your world”~

"Happiness is having an scratch for every itch" ~

"Experience the beauties of nature... and in doing so learn more about yourself"~

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind... but great actions speak to all mankind" ~

“About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork” ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

“But one of the attributes of love, like art, is to bring harmony and order out of chaos... to introduce meaning and affect where before there was none... to give rhythmic variations, highs and lows to a landscape that was previously flat” ~

"Those who think its is permissible to tell white lies... soon grow colorblind" ~

"The words live in books, they fly far about like a flock of birds, but are also different from each other as the thrush is to the owl, as the wood pigeon from the gull" ~

"Leave it once it will be left forever... Get it once it'll be yours forever... It's nothing but LOVE! LOVE only once and you'll be loved forever. Happy Valentine's Day!" ~

“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings”~

“Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them” ~

“The Smurfs are little blue people who live in magic mushrooms..... think about it” ~

"A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear... not a feather to tickle the intellect"~

“He is a tall, grandly built man... she is tall and delicate. Both are narrow-faced with long, imperial noses; as they pose for pictures, it is a turkey buzzard sharing companionably with an egret” ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

"I will become a member of the Two-Headed Turtle Procrastinator Society Club.... if they ever get it organized...." ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~

“I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, “I am in here when you're walking around like that?” ~

"Friendship is a teasured gift.... everytime I think of you I feel as thought I am getting richer and richer" ~

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