After the long, cold winter months, summer has arrived and is appreciated. It is the vivid beauty around us that makes the determined effort to survive worth the endurance.
June sunset in Minnesota after a hot stormy day
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
~ Crowfoot’s last words, 1890
June iris from my parents house the original planting over 70 years old
Crabapple tree blooming across the street from my home
Few words are needed to express why the environment is worth protecting.
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Very cool! Love the photos!
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Thank you! Love you!
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You captured such great deep photo color, especially the sunset.
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Thank you, it was a beautiful night sky. This is an unedited photo with natural colors that evening!
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I especially like the sunset photo.
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Thank you, I had to try and capture that unusual sky!
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Vidid photos, indeed!
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Great photo of the sunset! I also like Crowfoot’s words (spoken at Wounded Knee, I’m guessing).
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I appreciate your comments Tom. Crowfoot’s words are so deep and true. It’s hard to believe they were his last.
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Very nicely done. I love the quote. Maybe we should start a business around this sort of thing ;o)
Barry Bosold CPM, RPA, FMA Commercial Broker, Life Coach Realsolve RealSolve Group LLC
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