Daily Archives: April 22, 2014

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Earth Day: The Wonders of Our Land


Despite our best efforts, Mother Earth still loves us. Go figure. Hugs and appreciation,

trp2011's avatarNel's New Day

Red-winged Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird

Thanks to photographers extraordinaire, Ann Hubard, and my partner (first and last photos below) for these works of art.  Happy Earth Day 2014! May we find ways to keep our planet healthy. It’s worth fighting for.

Our Favorite Beach on the Central Oregon Coast Our Favorite Beach on the Central Oregon Coast

Cherry Blossoms in Portland Cherry Blossoms in Portland

Iris Iris

Crown Point at the Columbia Gorge Crown Point at the Columbia Gorge

Hiking at Salmon Creek Hiking at Salmon Creek

Fog in Forest Park Fog in Forest Park

Fog over White River Canyon Fog over White River Canyon

North Oregon Coast in Winter North Oregon Coast in Winter

The Great Southwest The Great Southwest

Frozen Falls in the Columbia Gorge Frozen Falls in the Columbia Gorge

Pacific Coast in the Fall Pacific Coast in the Fall

Reflections on Burnt Lake Reflections on Burnt Lake

Mt. Hood in Summer Mt. Hood in Summer

Waves at the Beach off Quail Street Waves at the Beach off Quail Street

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Anything for my baby….


jeb610's avatarA Nine Pound Hammer....or a woman like you, either one of these will do

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Sotomayor Attacks John Roberts’ Views On Race As ‘Out Of Touch With Reality’


A wise decision in my opinion. Hugs, Barbara

kstreet607's avatarThe Fifth Column

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TPM DC

A significant portion of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s scathing dissent in the Supreme Court’s decision upholding Michigan’s affirmative action ban was dedicated to taking on Chief Justice John Roberts’ views on race in America.

Here’s a snippet from her dissenting opinion (emphasis added), which she took the unusual step of reading from the bench on Tuesday:

In my colleagues’ view, examining the racial impact of legislation only perpetuates racial discrimination. This refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination. As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial…

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Spring Blooming


Morgan's avatarBooknVolume

Happy Earth Day!

Life Blooming

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Spring Renewing

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Fragrance Flowing

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Gentle Zephyr Blowing

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Colours Bright

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Streaming Light

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Life Renewing

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Spring Blooming

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~Morgan~

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Grandma’s Words of Wisdom


heavenhappens's avatarHeavenhappens

Following on from an exercise on Zero to Hero, I have been trying to think who my ideal readers would be ~ apart from your good self of course!
I thought maybe my blog would be appreciated in the future by my much loved grandchildren, the ones I know and any who come along later. It may be that I am not around when they are adults and they might be as curious about their ancestors as I am. My blog would be a useful resource for them in finding out what my life was like and what type of person I was. It would certainly give them an idea of what I believe in and how I feel about things. So I decided to do a little series of tips or words of wisdom that I have gleaned over my lifetime so far. I can always add to it…

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