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Laine
Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
Dreamer, Photographer, Writer, Wanderer...
Interests: Walking, Sailing, Kayaking, Reading.
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Earth Day and Poetry
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A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly! Happy Earth Day!!! Of course, everyday is Earth Day! And since April is National Poetry Month, here is a Haiku from a book I have had with me all of my adult life, One Hundred Famous Haiku Selected... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Treasure Found...
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Many years ago I began a novel by Zora Neale Hurston and couldn't find the rhythm of her words and abandoned the effort. About a month ago I picked up her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road" at our local Library and was blown away. Here is a writer with... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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First Kiss
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Happy Valentine's Day! Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Spanish Soldiers
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While our Castillo de San Marcos was closed during the government shutdown, these wonderful re-exactors, (volunteers all,) took to the streets. Here they are in our temporary gallery on Aviles Street. We thank them for helping to authenticate the experience of 17th and 18th centuries Spanish Soldier's life in the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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All Is Well...
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All is right with the world on an evening like this, after a cloudy day, all is well. St. Augustine harbor, leading out to the inlet, almost sunset. © Laine Quinn 2019 Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Total Eclipse...
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The brightest moon went dark last night... © Laine Quinn, Eclipse, January 20th, 2019. St. Augustine Florida Continue reading
Posted Jan 21, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Your Table is Waiting!
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The crowds are gone, town is quiet, for awhile! Old Town, © Laine Quinn, 2019, Gaufre's Restaurant. Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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St. Augustine Weather...
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Hot and humid one day, foggy the next, rain and then cold after that... That's our winter, here in St. Augustine, warm again now, in the 70's all week! Not too shabby! Porpoise Point, Vilano Beach, December 30th, 2018. ©Laine Quinn Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Progression of the Full Moon Rising...
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This is nothing like watching the Moon rising over the ocean in person, but it's all I got! It was truly breathtaking! Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Full Moon Rising...
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A perfect full moon, coming up over the horizon. Nothing marks the daily passage of time so acutely as the phases of the moon. Four clear beautiful nights (and sunny days) at the beach, and she's practically at half mast when it is time to go home. On cloudy days,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2019 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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An Old Favorite...MOM?
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That's not Mom. (Why are they staring at me?) Are you sure? It's not Mom. (Hey, guys, I didn't do it, whatever it is, No, too tall, I guess. I didn't do it, okay?) Mom? (Why are they standing so close?) It's not Mom. Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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When It Rains...
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It sometimes pours! St. George Street, Grover's Gallery, and Victoria's Vintage photos, St. Augustine, last Friday! © Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted Dec 5, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Thirty Days...
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Thirty days has September, April, June and November, and you know the rest! The last day of November, December coming on- take it gently, lovingly, wisely! Let the others get crazy and drive crazy and etc. Let's be wise! And Enjoy! Bales in Virginia, some years ago, forgotten by now... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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It's been awhile, but I can explain...
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Little did I know that when I accidentally shot the door to this cottage in May, (while trying to find a bird in the oak tree at dusk that was making an unusual call), that 4 months later, I would be moving in there. That's most of the reason for... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Summertime...
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Calm mornings at the beach... The sea oats are already turning from green to gold to brown, about to drop their seeds for next spring. A Poem Walking down my stairs, I see a lizard. It turns and looks at me, tilting her head! I wonder, WHAT does she see?... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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"Hello!"
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Do you come here often? Nice view, hey? What's your sign? Do I know you? Pigeons on top of the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, St. Augustine, Florida. ©Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Part of A Song...
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About America By David Byrne And I miss America but boy can she be cruel. I know how tall she is without her platform shoes. Nuff said.. Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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It's a Love Story...
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An affair of the heart and soul... Where waves crash hearts are mended. St. Augustine Beach, June 2018. © Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted Jun 18, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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The Stuff Of Life...
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Frog eggs! Day 2, the little dots will soon be tiny tadpoles! How life begins, began, begun! © Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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The Hollow Log
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The sun is shining in a break in this long hollow log, giving life to any number of creatures and green living things. Fallen Oak, Wolfe Laurel, North Carolina. © Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Determination...
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This little seedling rooted itself in the crack of my deck table. That's how all of the forests began... one seedling at a time. "Life's longing for itself." © Laine Quinn, 2018 Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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The Perfect Job...
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...for a shrimp! Great hours, 3-6, $9.79/hr, plus tips! Schooners Restaurant, where everyone loves the shrimp! © Laine Quinn, 2018 Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Silhouette...
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A trick of the eye... how close are they to the crashing waves? No photographic tricks, just a matter of perspective. St. Augustine Beach, © Laine Quinn, 2018 (Zooming in with the phone, poor quality.) Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Strange Landscape...
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Whichever way the wind blows, so blows the fog, and clings when the weather insists. Top of Bald Mountain, the Appalachian trail on the right, and a well trod trail it is. © Laine Quinn 2018 Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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Frozen Fog!
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On top of the mountain the frozen fog persists! Bald Mountain, at the Appalachian Trail, with a view of 5 different ranges and frozen fog clinging to the branches. © Laine Quinn 2018. Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2018 at Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud
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