This is just a short post to let everyone know I will be taking (or continue to take) an extended break from blogging in order to focus more fully on my health. I hope to be well enough to start writing again in the near future. In the meantime, I thought I'd share a few more photos from my little bedroom window.
Within the confines of these four walls, my life is at a standstill. Outside, life goes on -- vibrant, beautiful, active and free. It is where I so desperately long to be.
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Amaryllis Blooms |
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Amaryllis |
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Cute Bunnies |
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Deer at Christmas-time |
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More Deer |
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Cute Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel Strikes a Pose |
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Pretty Goldfinch |
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Lots of Finches |
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Quail |
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Phainopepla |
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Cooper's Hawk |
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Finches Waiting out the Rain |
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Through the Clouds... A Rainbow |
So shines the setting sun on adverse skies,
and paints a rainbow on the storm. ~Isaac Watts
Wishing everyone better health, fewer storms and brighter skies ahead.