RETREATING SPLENDOR OF AUTUMN

		RETREATING SPLENDOR OF AUTUMN Just thinking about autumn. The reds and the yellows.  The golden riot of autumn leaves. I’m breathless… enchanted! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Showa Kinen Koen,  Japan
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COMING OUT TO DISCOVER THE BLUE JEWELS

		COMING OUT TO DISCOVER THE BLUE JEWELS The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore
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SPARKLE AND SHINE

		SPARKLE AND SHINE Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,  always bring your own sunshine.  -A.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mom’s Garden
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DRAGONFLY TOTEM

		DRAGONFLY TOTEM The power of Dragonfly lies in its ability to see around things by looking from different angles. Using its ability to transform colors and lights by reflecting and refracting them, the dragonfly shows us that life, like light, can bend, shift, and adapt in various ways, making life's appearance never be what it appears to be. Dragonfly's abilities show us to see through life's illusions and find our true vision. It calls us to transform within our lives and reminds us to feel deeply so we will have the compassion necessary to help ourselves and others.  -P.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chinese Garden, Singapore
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Red Day

		Red Day Today is Hearts Day! I’m posting this photo I took last spring at Fuji Park – Tokyo, Japan.
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OLD ROSE

		OLD ROSE An almost wilted rose. Nothing stays the same, even the splendor of flowers… except if they’re made of plastic.
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A LILY IN BLOOM

		A LILY IN BLOOM Like a lily, sometimes I’m shy, and sometimes I bloom. Same goes for my mood.
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#32

		#32: FANCY FISH Good things come to those who bait.
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#30

		#30: FOUNTAIN The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a warm sunshine, and a fountain singing to it.  You and you alone make me feel that I am alive.  Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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#17

		#17:  FLOWERS AT FULL BLOOM Bees darted from one flower to another and the garden was endlessly blooming.
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#16

		#16:  HOT & SPICY. Some like it hot. Some like it spicy. I like both. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chilli pepper at my mom’s garden.
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#14

		#14: DARK & LIGHT A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul.  ~Plato - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bare trees along the highway leading  to Owakudani Valley.
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#13

		#13: PURENESS The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution, always.
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#12

		#12: ZEN GARDEN Sunshine creates happiness, and I create myself.  Nights are long and life is predominantly good.  Wind is refreshing.  Tea is wisdom.  Do the best you can, and be good to yourself so that you can above all be good to others.
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#11

		#11: ISLAND IN THE SUN When you’re on a holiday You can’t find the words to say All the things that come to you And I wanna feel it too On an island in the sun We’ll be playing and having fun And it makes me feel so fine I can’t control my brain We’ll run away together We’ll spend some time forever We’ll never feel bad anymore -Weezer
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#7

		#7: WEEDS ARE NATURE’S GRAFFITI They may grow out of place, but they are they are still nature’s flowers.
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#5

		#5: JELLYFISH STING Life is like swimming in deep sea. We don’t have any idea how deep it is, or what’s at the bottom.  We tread, swim, and try to survive.  Sometimes there are things that sting us, they could injure our spirit and break our mind. Nothing is really easy. Let’s be strong. Someone is waiting for us on the shore.
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#3

		#3: Thoughts of Freedom The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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