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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Flower

Earth laughs in flowers.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Why do you take so many pictures of flowers?" she asked.

"There is a story in every flower," I responded.  "A story of beauty and growth and persistence.  You can see the story in a beautiful bloom or a tattered petal.  Flowers are like life.  Some have better beginning and treatment and are going to thrive.  Others overcome obstacles and bring a hard-earned beauty to the world."

I paused dramatically.

"Plus flowers don't run away when you try to take their picture.

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