Under the University there is a place Auri calls The Underthing.
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“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
― Henry David Thoreau
Each spring, I spend as much time as possible at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens while the azaleas are blooming. This year was no exception.
I made three separate day... -
“Then my heart with pleasure fills
And dances with the daffodils.”
― William Wordsworth
There are two places that I simply must visit in late winter and early spring when things begin to bloom. These are Magnolia Plantation and Gardens located in Charleston, South... -
“Our imagination flies — we are its shadow on the earth.”
― Vladimir Nabokov
During my winter break, I had the opportunity to explore with my camera. I received a wonderful book, Seeing in Sixes, for Christmas. Seeing in Sixes is a collection of six... -
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.”
― Jo Walton
This past week I enjoyed a week off from work for spring break. At the beginning of the break, two great photography... -
“Look at the cherry blossoms!
Their color and scent fall with them,
Are gone forever,
Yet mindless
The spring comes again.”
― Ikkyu
I was in my forties the first time I went to Washington, DC. I remember vividly how amazed I... -
“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.”
― Dave Barry
Two years ago, during the winter, I took a huge leap (for me) and joined some great friends and... -
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ”
-Ruth Stout
Although the calendar does not show that it is spring, signs of spring are all bursting forth where I live in the... -
You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.
~Treebeard (Ent in Middle Earth)