“An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.”
~Thomas Paine, 1795
“At such moments, courage is necessary,” Mr. Obama said. “We need courage to stand up to hate, not just in others, but in ourselves. At such moments, we need the courage to stand up to dogma, not just in others, but in ourselves.”
“Stop abortion at the source. Vasectomies are reversible. Make every young man have one. When he’s deemed financially and emotionally fit to be a father it will be reversed. What’s that? Did the idea of regulating a man’s body make you uncomfortable? Then mind your f**king business.”
~ @stephenszczerba via Twitter
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
—CHARLES BAUDELAIREThe Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays (1863)
Every decision I make will either lead me towards comfort, or growth.”
—Vincent Van Patten
Refresh yourself, sister.
“A poem, a sentence causes us to see ourselves.”
“Magic is the use of spiritual skills to achieve specific goals, according to individual will.”
Photographic Art Pieces and Images.
© 2022 Elisabeth Connelley & Purple Shoe Photography
Robin born this morning being fed in the nest above the altar outside my window (32)
Mr. Harrington’s Phone (33)
Walking in Acres of Yellow Wildflowers as tall as me (34)
The Gardener (Frank Cabot) Documentary (35)
Playing with First Airfryer (36)
Renewing Conscious Contact with HP (37)
Making Air Fryer Donut Holes(38)
Leaf Leaping (38)
Ability to be of Service to Others(39)
Amazing new GF Pizza dough recipe and resulting Pizza Heaven(40)
Strangers on a Nature Walk(41)
Finding Hidden Lakes and Wetlands(42)
New Show: From Scratch (43)
Elisa's Spot 
Wondering when we’ll be able to see beauties like this again. Many long moons? Except it’s 40 degrees today and I’m going to take a walk! Snowstorm predicted later this week, sigh. And then cold again.
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Glorious textures!
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I love snow, but the textures here suggest the color and the smells that come shortly after the first warmth. Maybe I’ll be glad when spring comes.
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I will follow that first warmth feeling in my head 😉
Thank you for coming to visit.
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Hello , i find Your Blog ,i stay for a while,nice to meet You, invite you to my blog as well , warm Regards from Poland, EM 🙂
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When I look at this, I think “Wow, this flower is ALIVE and has her own Personality!’ You make her stand out as an individual, proud and spiky and gorgeous.
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