Mother/ The Blueberry Fields

Mother
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They left you on a shelf
Beneath the bricks and a cloudy sky
As we waited for your date with a field of grass.
The gentleman who dressed you was nice enough
And he rolled you out when I arrived to say “Good-bye”.
You rested in the center of the room
As I recalled the plastic flowers
On our dining room table [...]

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Kissing Otters/ Otter Expressions (Through Glass)/ Virginia Aquarium

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Virginia Beach/ Cape Henry Lighthouse/ Dolphin Photo

Last evening we went on our second dolphin cruise and things went much better. There are now photos of dolphins but not the perfect dolphin shot. That remains as elusive as ever.
This morning I arose/ awoke/ fell out of bed at five am and half hoped there would be a fog bank outside [...]

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Virginia Breeze/ Virginia Beach Skyline

A volunteer from the Virginia Aquarium teaches on our dolphin cruise about dolphins.  I learned that they sleep with half their brain and are aware of any approaching danger with the other half.  They really are amazing creatures.  And if a Genie appeared and asked us if anyone would like to become a dolphin my [...]

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Blowing Sand On The Beach/ Virginia Beach Project/ Fix Beach Erosion

, originally uploaded by Davidlind.
Here is what they do at Virginia Beach to combat beach erosion. They suck the sand out of Rudee’s Inlet with a long straw and deposit it on the beach. There it slowly migrates along the beach and (probably) back into Rudee’s Inlet.
“Hi kids. I’m home.”
“Where did you [...]

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