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Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient. England's past has been borne on his back. All our history is in his industry. We are his heirs, he our inheritance. Ronald Duncan , "The Horse," 1954 FONT : Kingthings Stirrup For the Poetography Group This was Misty. My idiot neighbours horse that they didnt care about. I used to make sure she had food and water and Love.My dogs used to sit by her on our side of the fence and they learned to share treats. One day last November she was taken away. We loved you Misty.. we still do.. and wherever you are... either on this mortal coil or at the Rainbow Bridge.... you KNOW we love you still

This is the first halfway decent pic of a Hummingbird I have been able to take in 4 years. She is my nesting female... but the wildlife and birds are seriously affected ... many deaths... many young lost with this appalling weather. Its a rough night (weekend) here. Tornados and flooding ... flooding and tornados. Electricity and Internet are in and out... EXPLORED !

“Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument." Shakespeare "Colour" (Yellow & Green) for the Poetography Group FONT : Blackadder ITC

We had a violent 60mph wind and torrential rain on Tuesday and rain wrapped tornados. We lost a 60 foot Cottonwood. and part of a Black Walnut and other stuff and the flooding is bad. We have more storms coming tomorrow and through the weekend. The pond is topping .... this is getting old. Yesterday we worked for 10 hours clearing downed trees and today we burned a HUGE pile of debris. This beauty was my reward . EXPLORED !

We have more appalling weather on the way tomorrow and through the weekend... I am considering going into boat building..... EXPLORED ! (Videos)

" Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. " Helen Keller FONT : FoglihtenNo04 For the Poetography Group

This was taken 2 days after the last photo. One gloriously beautiful day. A day to admire the Turtle who had taken up residence.... the Darters... the blue Damsels... and so much more. Where I am standing should be dry land by at least several feet. A day to look in silence at the damage to the land on my south boundary... Now... its raining again.. and the scarey days will be Saturday and Sunday with more violent storms due. But this day... this was a day to BREATHEEEEEE EXPLORED !

That picture is the Pond I normally MOW. Now.. in the centre .. it is at least 10 feet deep . The pond will eventually be dry again. The craters and underflow rip outs that are going on right now with this flooding on my land, cant be seen . The fabric of the land wont repair itself where the flood has ripped out land. There is undermining everywhere where underflows are that didnt exist , ripped the land out.,, alot of damage on the South boundary. We also have quicksand in places. It very hard to describe what is happening here. Just imagine a tidal wave you cant see cept maybe the top foot of it.. the rest is underground. Imagine how it takes the land away. All the 30 year records are a bust.. they are talking about once in 100 years right now. We are on sandstone... and have had so many years of extreme drought. In many ways.. we are lucky as our Home is dry and safe... but this... just rips my heart out ... all the work I have put into this place. Right now.. I cant even let my dogs play in the Pond because of the holes in the land. Mother Nature isnt happy. The irony is some parts of the State are still in deep drought. There is more severe weather to come this next week too EXPLORED !

The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow, And what will poor robin do then, poor thing? He'll sit in a barn and keep himself warm and hide his head under his wing, poor thing. 'The North Wind doth blow' or 'The Robin'? This nursery rhyme is referred to as either the North Wind doth blow or The Robin. It is British in its origins - believed to have originated as far back as 16th century history and using the olde English word 'doth'. The purpose of the rhyme is to ensure that a child associates security and warmth to home whilst empathising with the plight of the robin. FONT : PlymouthRock "SnowDusted" For the Poetography Group

We had a storm go through and one of our old hollow Black Jack Oak trees came down. It took power lines and made a heck of a mess. Spent a day and half playing Lumberjacks and this became the end result. This wood incidentally .. even when dead... is as hard as Ebony I also kept some sections to make into planters ! EXPLORED !

We had a storm go through and one of our old hollow Black Jack Oak trees came down. It took power lines and made a heck of a mess. Spent a day and half playing Lumberjacks and this became the end result. This wood incidentally .. even when dead... is as hard as Ebony I also kept some sections to make into planters !

We had a storm go through and one of our old hollow Black Jack Oak trees came down. It took power lines and made a heck of a mess. Spent a day and half playing Lumberjacks and this became the end result. This wood incidentally .. even when dead... is as hard as Ebony I also kept some sections to make into planters !

from Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" was written by Ned Washington, Leigh Harline. When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires Will come to you If your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do Fate is kind She brings to those to love The sweet fulfillment of Their secret longing Like a bolt out of the blue Fate steps in and sees you through When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true This week.. I needed a wish to come true so very much.. and it did.... The Moon and Stars are graphics (Moon from a pic.. Stars I made).. the Geese flight I made... but the photos are superimposed to create the soft magic ! This is a combination of 2 photos taken at Broken Bow Lake in October 2009 FONT : Manuscript For the Poetography Group

The State flower of Oklahoma. We have had a little rain.. and the wildflowers this year are loving it. Best I have seen them in the nearly nine years I have been here EXPLORED !

Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~ Chinese Proverb For the Poetography Group "Spring" FONT : Dolphin Extended EXPLORED !

For the Poetography group 'Proverb' " Each day you can admire the Moon , the snow and the flowers " Japanese proverb FONT : Foglihten No4

Not the best series of pics.... but I am delighted they are back ! A Copperhead snake got in there last year. It didnt get them and they hadn't yet laid eggs.. but it put them off using the box though they nested close by. They also bring their chicks to bathe daily in my birdbaths. This is a 4th year return ! I got the snake !! And.... I refurbished the box as the squirrels had gnawed the roof ! EXPLORED !

The whims of youth break all the rules. HOMER, The Iliad For the Poetography Group FONT : Kingthings Willow