tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32979399972111957292024-03-11T21:52:22.773-07:00Random NatureThe Nature Journal I have always wanted to createClytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-20605956159419108892013-03-15T07:15:00.003-07:002013-03-15T07:15:27.164-07:00Signs of Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are signs of spring in my world ...</div>
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Pussywillows usually show up here in February ...</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-63583515352442813152013-02-01T10:39:00.000-08:002013-02-01T10:39:01.155-08:00Late Winter Orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's hard this time of year to believe that nature's beauty can still be found.</div>
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I love it when I prove myself wrong!</div>
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And all it takes is a little time, and a willingness to drop to my knees in the middle of a "barren" field ... </div>
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Join us over at "Hood Photography" for this week's <a href="http://www.hoodphotography.com/"><i>"Orange You Glad It's Friday"</i></a>!</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-58089469395277592802012-10-19T12:43:00.001-07:002012-10-19T12:43:40.510-07:00Rain and Sun ... Mostly Rain<div style="text-align: center;">
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The rains are back here in the Pacific Northwest.</div>
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I'm not complaining, mind you ... our parched earth is sucking up the water as fast as it is falling around here!</div>
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I'm just not sure I'm completely ready for the incessant rains of Autumn, Winter and Spring to return.</div>
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I do, however, love the change of the seasons.</div>
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The reds, oranges, greens, yellows and browns delight my soul!</div>
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<a href="http://gresham-hoodphoto.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Orange You Glad It's Friday"</i></b></a>?????</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-25412192652183900542012-10-18T07:39:00.000-07:002012-10-18T07:39:08.437-07:00Autumn Leaves - For Leontien<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dear Leontien ...</div>
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My thoughts and prayers are with you, and your beautiful family.</div>
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Love and Peace.</div>
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<a href="http://www.aruraljournal.com/p/october-is-national-breast-cancer-month.html"><i>"Leaves For Leontien"</i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.fourleafcloverdairy.blogspot.com/"><i>"Four Leaf Clover"</i></a></div>
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<a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/"><i>"Guest Heart Thursday"</i></a></div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-81793909620135220992012-10-12T07:24:00.000-07:002012-10-12T07:24:12.468-07:00Autumn Is Here!<div style="text-align: center;">
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After a record dry summer here in the Pacific Northwest <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I just heard this morning that we got less rain this summer than Death Valley!)</span>, we are finally expecting rain -</div>
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All of this dry weather brought some early Autumn colors ... to link up with Hood Photo Blog's <a href="http://gresham-hoodphoto.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Orange You Glad It's Friday"</i></b></a>! </div>
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It's also time for Tina's PicStory's <a href="http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Weekend Flowers"</i></b></a>!</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-28178483571208484902012-10-11T07:56:00.002-07:002012-10-11T07:56:40.729-07:00Lacy Autumn Leaf<div style="text-align: center;">
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To see hearts from around the world, visit <i>"Random Hearts"</i> - and share YOUR heart on <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/"><i>"Guest Heart Thursday"</i></a>!</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-35784322434652761942012-09-23T07:49:00.000-07:002012-09-23T07:49:06.667-07:00Square Raindrop on Heart<br />
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After Friday's drizzly rain ... leading to yesterday's sunshine ... I just had to explore the gem-encrusted world outside.</div>
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I was amazed when I saw this shot ...</div>
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The raindrop in the center appears to be SQUARE!</div>
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And it is nestled in the middle of a heart shaped clover leaf!!!</div>
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To see reflections from around the world, join us for James' <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></b></a>!</div>
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If YOU have found a heart, be sure to share it on Random Heart's <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Guest Heart Thursday"</i></b></a>!<br />
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If you love shadows, be sure to visit<b> <a href="http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/"><i>"Shadow Shot Sunday"</i></a></b>! <br />
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-53522407486520873612012-09-21T16:35:00.001-07:002012-09-21T16:35:58.802-07:00Finally the Rain ...<div style="text-align: center;">
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The skies turned gray today,</div>
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And a light misty rain fell.</div>
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I listened closely; maybe I could hear the parched earth sighing in response.</div>
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There was just the sound of the rain ..</div>
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tip tip tapping</div>
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While the billowing clouds thickened </div>
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To see reflections from around the world, join us for<i> <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><b>"Weekend Reflections"</b></a></i>.</div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-40309078605542774262012-09-20T19:52:00.000-07:002012-09-20T19:52:06.100-07:00Summer's Nearly Over ... Sniff<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am linking to <a href="http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/"><i>"Weekend Flowers"</i></a></div>
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Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-69702412834551910962012-09-14T09:09:00.000-07:002012-09-14T09:09:32.410-07:00At the Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To see hearts from around the world, visit <i>"Random Hearts"</i> - and share YOUR heart on <a href="http://www.clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/">"Guest Heart Thursday"</a>!</div>
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Life has kind of gotten out of control for me ...</div>
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Yet even with most of the flowers gone to seed, I found a beauty in what was left.</div>
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Here, a thistle flower casts its seeds to be blown by the wind to a new home.</div>
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You'd never know this lady and her reflection were just feet from a major street - traffic whizzing by at breakneck speed - I was glad to have parked my own car and walked over to the man-made pond beside the road.</div>
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I felt at peace, while the world around me rushed on by.</div>
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To see reflections from around the world, visit James' <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></a>!</div>
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The ladybug chose the perfect flower to rest on ... a feathery Queen Anne's Lace.</div>
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<a href="http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/2012/07/weekend-flowers-57.html"><i>"Weekend Flowers"</i></a></div>
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It wasn't until I looked closer that I noticed the reflections of the flower on the side of the ladybug!</div>
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<a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></a></div>
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I caught this bee visiting a summer flower ...</div>
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He held still long enough for me to catch him in action!</div>
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Linking to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></a></div>
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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend - full of beautiful flowers!!!</div>
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<br /></div>Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-64821638311832345982012-06-28T19:32:00.000-07:002012-06-28T19:32:09.334-07:00Spent Rhodendron Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rhododendrons, which came late this year but stayed around for a long time, are showing their final colors.</div>
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As the flowers fade and droop, their colors also fade.</div>
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But their heart shows up really, really well!</div>
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To see hearts from around the world, visit "Random Hearts" - and share YOUR heart on <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/"><i>"Guest Heart Thursday"</i></a>!</div>
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<br /></div>Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-28084551879507507542012-06-24T17:25:00.000-07:002012-06-24T17:25:21.883-07:00Day Lily Before and After the Rain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was walking at The Abandoned yesterday, when I saw a beautiful day lily - just as the sun disappeared behind some threatening clouds.</div>
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I went back outside - and found the drenched lily I had just taken a picture of ...</div>
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With a different beauty than it had before the rain!</div>
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Looking into the throat of a sun-soaked iris ... I got the feeling I had fallen into a different world ...</div>
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This week, Tina's PicStory is celebrating 52 weeks of <a href="http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/2012/06/weekend-flowers-52-macro.html"><b><i>"Weekend Flowers"</i></b></a> with the theme "Macro" - come on over and see some of the most amazing flower photographers in all of blogland!</div>
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((Wow, I can't believe it's been a year!!!</div>
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Thank you, Tina for hosting!))</div>
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<br />Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-52998924709414909302012-06-14T07:54:00.000-07:002012-06-14T07:54:40.853-07:00Rose Macro Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was playing around with my "macro" settings ...</div>
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I was surprised to find, in the center of one of the roses ...</div>
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A tiny yet perfect heart!</div>
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(If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you will see it better!)</div>
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To see hearts from around the world, visit "Random Hearts" - and share YOUR heart on <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/">"Guest Heart Thursday"</a>!</div>
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<br />Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-44690447453814554372012-06-12T06:56:00.000-07:002012-06-12T06:57:07.515-07:00"Cool" Deer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday was warm and muggy as I took my walk ...</div>
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As I wandered past the (formerly) abandoned church, something through the window caught my attention.</div>
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A deer!</div>
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The poured-in-place concrete building stays at least 10 degrees cooler inside than out ...</div>
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She watched me closely for a few minutes, as I took a few pictures, and played with different camera settings.</div>
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She finally got up and left.</div>
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<br /></div>Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-37106274084414227822012-06-10T07:03:00.001-07:002012-06-10T07:03:43.343-07:00Red Headed Sapsucker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't believe it when I saw this red headed sapsucker in the tree very close to where I was walking.</div>
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He didn't seem to mind that I was taking his portrait ... he was too hungry I guess!</div>
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It wasn't long before he found a grub and flew away.</div>
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<br />Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-83497062420421913512012-06-07T20:00:00.001-07:002012-06-08T06:11:34.885-07:00The Many Shades of White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took a walk after the rain ...</div>
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A blackberry flower, ready to burst open ...</div>
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A heart shows itself in the center of a morning glory ...</div>
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Just in time for <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/"><i>"Guest Heart Thursday"</i></a>! </div>
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And the variegated willow bush becomes the resting place for a pair of translucent jewels ...</div>
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Reflecting the sun overhead ...</div>
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for <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></a>!</div>
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I never realized how many shades of white can be found ...</div>
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Have you ever been inspired by someone?<br />
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Well I was inspired last week by Tina.<br />
(<a href="http://tinaspicstory.blogspot.com/2012/05/just-one-pic-24-flower-heart.html">Tina's PicStory</a>)<br />
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She posted a beautiful photo of a daisy with a heart shaped center.<br />
It took my breath away!<br />
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I tried and tried to find a daisy with a heart shaped center ...<br />
And finally did.<br />
It's not as amazing as Tina's, but you can still tell there's a heart!<br />
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Thank you, Tina ... you're awesome.<br />
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To see more hearts from around the world, visit Random Hearts - and share YOUR heart on <a href="http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/">"Guest Heart Thursday!"</a><br />
<br />Clytiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869657234201857627noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297939997211195729.post-50141764992407592982012-06-01T08:16:00.000-07:002012-06-01T08:16:45.294-07:00Raindrops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As much as I get tired of the rain ...</div>
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I love the raindrops!</div>
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Even plain old grass becomes beautiful ...</div>
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Do you ever get the feeling of being "watched"???</div>
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To see reflections from around the world, join us for James' <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/"><b><i>"Weekend Reflections"</i></b></a>!</div>
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