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Being that loves nature, animals, humor, laughter, arts and crafts of all sorts, feminism and authentic people.

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A view of a waterway in late day low angle light casting a golden glow on the left bank. The smooth water surface is reflecting the nearby leafless trees and a bridge in the distance beyond the bridge is a lake with a glimpse of the distant shore. The sky overhead is cloudless. Two metal piers enter the waterway on the left side with some small piles of snow near them on shore.
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"The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free from government snooping and interference, and they put restraints on government overreaching in the Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. . . . These protections require, at a minimum, a neutral arbiter - a magistrate - standing between the government's endless desire for information and the citizens' desires for privacy." ~ Elizabeth Holtzman

A winter view of a small ice covered pond with sloping banks covered with brown fallen leaves on either side. Some ecru reeds and grasses are in the foreground with a split remnants of a log rising up amid them. A weathered wooden pedestrian bridge connects the sloping banks with mostly leafless trees rising above it into the low angle sunlight in the background under a cloudless sky.
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Ducks on a waterway next to a bank with a bit of ice on the surface in dappled sunlight. The surface of the water is slightly rippled distorting the reflection of the trees on the bank and the blue sky overhead.
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“Civilization is a method of living and an attitude of equal respect for all people.” ~ Jane Addams

Sunlit tall decorative tall grasses next to trees and bushes with small patches of snow on the ground bordering a path.
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Winter view of the herb garden in the local botanical gardens with hedge lined area with large containers decorated with branches of deciduous tree trimmings and coniferous branches next to small piles of snow on top of blanketed flower beds around a metal and stone sundial. Partial views of paths surrounding the areas with snow covering the beds next to them. A tall line of coniferous trees standing in sunlight is in the distance.
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Pale orange elongated magnolia leaves in the winter with bright sunlight. Small patches of snow on the ground are blurred in the background.
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"Human beings may well be unable to break free of the dictatorship of greed that spreads like a miasma over the world, but no longer will we be an inarticulate and ignorant humanity, confused by our enslavement to superior cruelty and weaponry." ~ Alice Walker

Small red fruits on branches of a tree in a mix of sunlight and shade against a bright blue sky.
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Two flights of cement stairs with metal railings leading up to an overhead walkway to the observation deck of the Rose Tower in the local botanical gardens. The corner of the walkway has a pergola for vines is partially seen above a stone wall to the right of the stairway with an leafless tree growing between the railing and the wall. Tops of trees are catching the bright sunlight in the distance beyond the top of the stairway. There are a few small patches of snow on either side of the stairway.
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From a warmer January day in the 30's. Getting down to -18 tonight (real temp) with possible wind chills of close to -45. Brrrr...

Path intersection with one going past a stone wall to a steepled tower with an open-air observation deck on the second level. A leafless weeping tree is next to the intersection to the right. Other garden beds have golden and brown wintering plants and trees amid the small piles of snow. The sky in the background is mostly blue with some thin white clouds.
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From warmer January days.

Patches of snow along the edges of a bed next to a path at the local botanical gardens with bright sunlight hitting some dried brown leave still clinging to a small tree and some tall decorative grasses and tall evergreen trees in the background under mostly blue sky.
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Too cold and icy for me to take nature walks right now so here's a pic from warmer days earlier this month.

Paver path leads to a metal and stone vine-covered pergola over a walkway casting long shadows on a green lawn with trees and a tower in the distance under a blue sky. There are small patches of snow alongside the path in the foreground.
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A paver walkway leading to a doorway in a stone wall with a brown vine attaches without any green growth, growing from an area to the left of the doorway where a small patch of snow remains. On the right side of the walkway are two weathered wooden benches facing the path with a line of tall green coniferous trees behind them. Along the left frame of the view, there is a partial view of the corner of a tall stone wall. Inside the doorway ahead is a small area of bright sunlight with another doorway leading to a shady patio with a wooden bench in front of a line of trees.
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"The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets." ~ Cynthia P. Schneider

A landscape view of an open area next to a path with short solar lamps along it edges. In the distance is a bright patch of yellow with red tip group of dogwood adding some bright color to the browns of winter vegetation and leafless trees under a mostly blues sky.
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I am always fascinated by the winter presence of buds on the magnolia trees.

Fuzzy pale olive green buds on the end of tree branches against a bright blue sky.
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Large elongated orange-brown leaves still attached to their tree in a mix of sunlight and shade next to a paver path with small areas of snow in the beds bordering the path.
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A winding path with long shadows of the neighboring leafless birch trees during a "January thaw".
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A long rectangular reflection pool at the local botanical gardens surrounded by a short stone wall next to a paver path in winter. There is still some water in the mostly drained pool that is now ice. Large containers at the the four corners of the pool are decorated with short branches of cut trees and bushes in artistic arrangements in bright sunlight casting long shadows on the paver path. Leafless trees and bushes are in the background under a bright blue sky.
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"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them." ~ Lois McMaster Bujold

View of a mostly empty water feature in the wintertime at the local botanical gardens with large stones positioned on an elevated cement platform between beds of vegetation with some small patches of snow, leafless bushes and trees. The trees in the distance are in sunlight but the water feature is in a mostly shady spot.
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Long view of some of the children's garden.

An open area with a partial view of a wooden bench next to a line of coniferous trees on the left. The bare ground is covered with brown fallen leaves. A slightly elevated network of planks are to the right with a large metal sculpture with an open area underneath is in front of areas of raised beds and many wooden benches with a couple of leafless trees intermixed into the landscape. Some short red flags on metal stakes are in the foreground on the right (purpose unknown).
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"When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn." ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Back of a fuzzy bee with dark legs clinging onto a light purple bloom of wild bergamot. Green blades of grass and slender leaves of plants are blurred in the background.
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"I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self." ~ Dalia Mogahed

A dirt bike path with a couple of bicyclists ahead in the distance. Leafless trees line the path with some short green grass and some light brown stalks of grasses and other dormant plant life. The sky overhead is blue and cloudless. In the foreground is a sign with a red triangle and red lettering YIELD against a white background on a rusty metal post next to the bike path.
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Shadows with dappled sunlight on a stone wall with a bare dark vine climbing next to a doorway leading to a small area with a flower mosaic stone floor where a line of bright sunlight crosses next to another doorway in a stone wall with a patio beyond and a bench facing the doorway with silhouettes of trees behind it and a sunlit area beyond. A shady paver patio is in the foreground in front of the first stone wall.
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A large metal two tone cauldron filled with water. The lower part of the two tone has raised dots encircling the vessel. Cement pieces in different shapes cover the ground around it and a stand of tall ornamental grasses are behind it There's a break between the vegetation where a path seems to have a spot of sunlight hitting it. Other darker vegetation is to the right.
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A small pond with a reflective water surface mirroring nearby trees and the overcast sky above with a wooden deck that is decorated with a green bush in a off-white cement urn near near the edge and a wooden bench. Another wooden bench is near to a large tree behind the pond next to a path. The right side of the frame is covered with dark branches in the foreground with red, orange and brown leaves.
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"Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age." ~ Gloria Steinem

Green ivy leaves and vines spill over a low stone wall of a planting bed with green lichen or moss growing on the top surface of the ledge around the edge. A few of the multi-lobed leaves have turned red. The stone bricks of the wall appear to be old and dark gray. The edge of the the paver path below has tiny green growth in the slightly muddy areas where the wall meets the ground.
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Gray birch trees

A few still light green leaves among gold and orange leaves on light gray bark trees with dried brown leaves covering the ground below.
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Autumn in the local botanical gardens

A woodland scene with different varieties of plants and trees (both coniferous and deciduous) in autumnal colors under a cloudy sky.
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Corner of the sunken gardens of the local botanical gardens

A covered patio with a wrought iron gate at the end of the wrought iron fence separating the botanical gardens from the street with flower beds without any blooms and leafless trees nearby. The small areas of grassy lawns are still green. The water features in the foreground have been drained. The containers for decorative plantings at the corners of the reflection pool are decorated with birch and conifer branches. Paver paths surround the water features. The sky overhead is gray and cloudy.
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The luminary art show at the local botanical gardens is done and dismantled. It was interesting viewing the installations in daylight and imagine how they appeared when lit up after nightfall. This one was rather large and very colorful even without being lit up.

Cloth legs of inflated beings in a camouflage-like pattern of greens, pinks. blues, purples and black on a grassy spot with an unreadable sign facing to the right. Bushes and trees are visible in the openings between the legs in the background.
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Continued... The luminary art show at the local botanical gardens is done and dismantled. It was interesting viewing the installations in daylight and imagine how they appeared when lit up after nightfall. This one was rather large and very colorful even without being lit up.

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Sign about the luminary art installation ⬆️

Sign with title of luminary art installation, names of contributors and description of it that reads Astral Relics of the Great North Woods FuzzPop Workshop/Artist Collective Milwaukee, WI Lead Designers: Daniel Murray, John Kowalczyk, Brian Nielson, Micah Ebbe Digitally printed ripstop nylon, high-powered blowers, LEDs, multichannel sound system, Software: Ableton Live, Max and Madmapper In a forest clearing, primordial spirits of ancient trees harness the magic of the Northern Lights. From old growth forest to the celestial majesty of the Aurora Borealis, the Wisconsin Northwoods is a place of beauty and mystery. Astral Relics draws on the colors, sounds and textures of these woodlands, transforming them into an otherworldly space and invoking the awe and wonder that comes from recognizing our smallness in the complexity of the cosmos. Inside the Installation The fabric designs were created using a combination of watercolors, ink and digitally edited photographs of local trees. There are 1,408,576 possible musical creations that visitors can activate by engaging the panel in the center of the installation.
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    Thai Sala temple in the autumn

    An open air building with golden roofs with ornate decorations and support pillars behind empty reflection pools next to steps of entryways and a cement patio. Trees with autumnal changes in colors of their leaves are behind the building under a cloudy sky.
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    Garden seating at the local botanical gardens

    Weathered wooden chairs and bench under a shingled roof supported by wooden beams next to a path at the local botanical gardens. During the warmer weather, there are very comfortable cushions on these chairs and bench/couch. There are a variety of plants and trees next to the path and in the background, one with autumnal golden leaves.
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    “We have never seen health as a right. It has been conceived as a privilege, available only to those who can afford it. This is the real reason the American health care system is in such a scandalous state.” ~ Shirley Chisholm
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1969 to 1983

    Tree lined curving path with leafless white bark trees to the left and trees with Autumnal colors of yellow, red and orange leaves on the right.
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    Japanese Maple branches

    Tree branches filled with bright red lobed leaves with branches of another tree with green leaves in the background under a cloudy sky.
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    A cement urn atop a stone column with draping silver green vines, yellow pansies and other blooms and foliage with tree tops in the background under a cloudy sky.
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    A bunny/rabbit looking through plant branches and blades of grass seeming to notice that its picture is being taken.
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    At the local botanical gardens, a flowerbed with short red and orange blooms with a variety of foliage next to a low stone wall water feature with water flowing down a stone wall with some orange stones creating steps of small waterfalls above the small pool. Plants are growing along the wall and a cement urn is filled with a variety of plants at the corner of the pool above the flowerbed. A partial view of a paver patio is next to the flowerbed and the pool.
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    Red with light green saw-toothed edged leaves in a little sunlight next to a similar plant with rust colored leaves with light green saw-toothed edged leaves in mostly shade and large green leaves of another plant on the right side of the frame. The background is slightly blurred white blooms in front of a vine covered wrought iron fence with sunlight illuminating the greenery beyond.
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    Spear-shaped blooms with light lavender at the base of the blooms where the flowerets have completely opened progressing to darker shades at the tips where the buds are still unopened. Large green leaves of other plants are blurred in the background.
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    Black with red and white markings butterfly with wings spread on a purple bloom with many other similar purple blooms nearby.
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    Snapdragons being used as companion plants in the herb garden of the local botanical gardens

    Plants with stalks of pink blooms.
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    Water feature at the local botanical gardens

    Garden pond with water lilies and other aquatic plants next to a stone wall in the foreground and flowers and other plants growing along side.
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    A pink bloom is beginning to open a few inches above a gray paver path with dark green leaves on the stem beneath it.
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    Pink five petal bloom with white stamen in bright sunlight with green leaves of plant and nearby plants slightly blurred in the background.
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    September flowerbed

    A large butterfly flowerbed with abundant colorful blooms of purples, reds, oranges, yellows and white and their plants.
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    An orange, black and white butterfly with wings mostly spread on a cluster of purple blooms with many of the same blooms nearby.
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    Re: Religious Experiences

    So, I thought I'd share a bit about my early religious experiences. I was raised by my grandparents -- my grandmother was a lapsed Catholic, my grandfather was vaguely Protestant (his mother was Scottish Episcopal, his grandmother a Mennonite). I was the one who decided that I should attend the local Baptist church because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I got them to take me to church, but being who I was, I figured I should check out other religions before I committed to one (this was at the age of 10). I went to a few different services -- Greek Orthodox, Reformist Jewish Temple, Calvary Baptist, 7th Day Adventist and Born Again Christians. 7th Day weren't very fun, and the Born Agains made me feel that I hadn't sinned enough to need to be redeemed. However, I did allow myself to be baptized by my favorite religious leader, the female pastor of the local Baptist church (which had a LOT of Pagan folk traditions -- but that's a whole other story). Anyhow, the Baptism apparently did not take, as a year later, I was dressing in black and trying to conjure up the Devil, and hanging out in Salem. Lol! Oooops! And you know, my grandmother bought me my first pentagram -- which I still own. If nothing else, she was supportive (and ended up sticking with the local Baptist church, as did my grandfather).
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    @DoomsdaysCW actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group What an adventure! I love the supportiveness of your grandparents. That is very special!