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Some landscapes make you feel big and small at the same time…I will admit that one of my favourite spots in the world is sitting on the edge of a cliff. Any cliff. A seaside cliff is bonus like the maraschino cherry on top of a sundae. Spillar’s Cove has an abundance of cliffs to catch a view from…just saying.Where’s TA? Right and wrong answers only.Caught Marian watching the sunset from the Queen’s Battery on Signal Hill on our evening walkabout.Tickle Cove Arch…the view beside the arch.Marian taking a contemplative stroll last Saturday in between the @rootsrantsroars Food Hike and Grand Feast. We had to go for a big walkabout to make room for the feast-which indeed was grand.TA’s Facebook Page
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Visual Soliloquy #1271 Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal…
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. –Henry Ford Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/obstacles.html
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Visual Soliloquy #1270 Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light…
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.–Helen Keller Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/search_results.html?q=light
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A Book Birth Announcement: The Get-Outside Guide to Winter Activities
It’s a book birth announcement. It weighs 14.7 ounces & after 2 years gestation, it is wonderful to finally hold it! It just arrived from the publisher and it’s beautiful. The book, a collaboration with Andrew Foran and Kevin Redmond, … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #1269 Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye…
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. –Helen Keller
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Visual Soliloquy #1268 The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimetre, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world…
The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world. -James Baldwin
Everest 3.0: Out of the Fog, Flights to Nowhere, and Seeing the Mountain Blush
It’s been a foggy day here. Reminiscent of many other foggy days. One in particular, where I had a flight to Halifax. We took off in fog and flew almost all the way to Halifax but couldn’t land. We turned … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #1267 Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make…
Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make. ― Sherrilyn Kenyon
Visual Soliloquy #1266 I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one…
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one. –Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Visual Soliloquy #1265 Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything…
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. –George Bernard Shaw Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bernard_shaw.html
Visual Soliloquy #1264 They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for…
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. ― Tom Bodett
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Visual Soliloquy #1663 It’s okay to spin around and around in the same place. Just so long as you’re singing your heart out…
It’s okay to spin around and around in the same place. Just so long as you’re singing your heart out. ― Chica Umino
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Visual Soliloquy #1262 Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of them?
Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of them? ― Bill Watterson
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Visual Soliloquy #1261: We always see the point of an iceberg. So I’ve always accepted the idea that people – they don’t necessarily know everything I am…
We always see the point of an iceberg. So I’ve always accepted the idea that people – they don’t necessarily know everything I am… –Olivier Theyskens
Visual Soliloquy #1260: Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley…
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. –Theodore Roethke Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/theodorero120661.html?src=t_mountain
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Visual Soliloquy #1259: If flowers want to grow right out of concrete sidewalk cracks I’m going to bend down and smell them…
If flowers want to grow right out of concrete sidewalk cracks I’m going to bend down and smell them. –David Ignitor
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TA Latitude:58.48222 Longitude:-62.66092 GPS location Date/Time:08/20/2016 21:33:24 NDT Message:Paddle 2 Peaks: TA & Marian are paddling in Northern Labrador. Check map 2 see where they are & cheer them on! Click the link below to see where I am located. … Continue reading
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TA Latitude:58.19810 Longitude:-62.62549 GPS location Date/Time:08/19/2016 18:05:00 NDT Message:Paddle 2 Peaks: TA & Marian are paddling in Northern Labrador. Check map 2 see where they are & cheer them on! Click the link below to see where I am located. … Continue reading
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