Monday Musing all the Way

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Hold fast to the break of day
Sun and shine stand in the way
In making this
A chilly reminder
Of reality

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Every person's perspective is colored by their own experiences.


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Perfectly beautiful isn't necessarily perfect and has nothing to do with accepting imperfection. Perhaps imperfection is the point.

We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery - Dejan Stojanovic

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Although I have nothing special about today, it was still a #beautifulsunday hosted by @ace108 and I would go as far as saying that it was a #sublimesunday by the meister of my #c0ff33a. I love coffee and he loved eclectic. A match made in heaven.And keeping that all in mind, please don't mind me as I muse a bit.

Le sigh. Where did somebody put my spring?

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I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears
― Shelby Foote


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Not quite yet
Not quite yet
Come closer to me
I can nearly reach your thoughts
Dressed in shades of pure delight
I hit pause and wait, wait, wait.
I will wait for Spring


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Her heart was merely a reflection of a beautiful soul.


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Some days, you just have to make your own sun shine, other days, you are the sunshine.

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Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows ― Helen Keller


To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides -David Viscott

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We have it so good.
We enjoy it so much.
We express it so little.
It can make your heart shine like the stars in the universe.
The most beautiful feeling in the world.


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As always, there must be a flower. This flower is dedicated to #MondayRed by @Kalemandra who colors my world every single day.

Oh, there is so much beauty in color, but the most vibrant of all is the color of life.


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And just like that, this post is over. From beginning to end, I'll do it again, probably tomorrow. Have an amazing day! Do something fabulous!

I want to take a moment to thank @Ace108 and @C0ff33a for hosting the tags #beautifulsunday and #sublimesunday. Join the tag and have some fun with it!

Have a great week ahead! 💖



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they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

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Beautiful flowers to brighten my day!

Thank you very much.

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We definitely see the world through our own lenses, this is what makes it so interesting. Love your flower photos🙏

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It does make it all the more interesting, doesn't it? How dull this world would be if we were very much the same. I agree with you there.

Thank you so much for stopping by and smelling the flowers, leaving your words behind. Always a pleasure to see you!

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Beautiful flower parade you have here. I guess we need some colours in our lives, winter is taking too long 😁

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Thank you so much, Erika! @erikah I think I miss spring more than I thought. Yes! winter is taking too long, but to be honest, we just had our first cold day yesterday! I was thinking we were going to skip winter altogether! ;)

No such luck! I wish a wonderful week ahead!

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We have snow for like a week now, thank God it's not so cold, only -2°C at the moment of writing. I'm holding up just fine, no "had enough of winter" yet from my part yet, surprisingly.

Wishing you a wonderful week as well.

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Apparently perfection is a bit overrated. Just think of the old days when music came on vinyl. We lived with the inherent hiss and pops. Then the perfect sound from CD's were invented...I loved it, but now many people prefer to go back to the perfect imperfections found in that vinyl sound.

Great shots and musings :)

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You are exactly right, Perfection is totally overrated. I have to think that people go back to the vinyl for nostalgic reasons and not because they think that it is better oh, but it is something that gives them a warm feeling inside.

Of course, I could be totally wrong and the real reason could be because they have become too deaf to hear the difference because they had the volume so loud.

Whichever the case, I hung on to all of my vinyl and I play from time to time.

Thanks for stopping by and saying hello, leaving your words behind. Have a great week ahead!

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It could be for nostalgic reasons. I think I have heard some make the argument that it sounds warmer on vinyl. I was glad to go to CDs and never looked back. I have seen @ninahaskin buys vinyl, maybe she will clue us in...

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And here I mistook you for a nostalgic sort of guy. It goes to show you how wrong one can be about some things.

Now, of course you know I'm going to have to get my final out and listen to it. It never sounded Warm & Cozy to me but I may be just a dicted to the scratches. LOL

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Thank you so much for the Rally Upvote today! A real honor in my book to be selected. Thank you, Powerhousecreatives!

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Thank you @TheLuvBug for the extra love put into your comment! You just made my day! Mwah~!

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I thought i should get Monday before you.
How did the tree end up doing the twist?

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Haha! I think you might have, but, knew it would be Monday when I woke up. The tree is just standing there in the middle of nowhere. How odd. I would like to think it is a freak of nature, but, somehow, man has his hand in it.

Wouldn't you think?

Have a great day, Ace! Thanks for stopping by!

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You're welcome. Thanks for the tip.
Sometimes, I am just happy to feel tired, sleep and wake up any day knowing I'm alive.

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I think I fall into bed from exhaustion every day, hoping to wake up rested and refreshed, which I normally do! LOL

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This post is just full of beauty; the words, the photos; everything perfectly relevant to your point that beauty does not demand perfection. What's imperfection to one is perfection to another.

Have a great day today and stay safe!

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Thank you! I always walk away from your comments feeling better than I did going in. Don't read into that, it's meant as a compliment. And as I think about it oh, I have to wonder who in the world who elected anybody to Define what perfect is? I think everybody's sense of what is perfect is different and even if it wasn't, Perfection is simply overrated in my opinion. Thank you so much for stopping by dipping your words behind! I wish you a most wonderful week ahead!

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That tree just looks so unique! Thanks for sharing this with us

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Thank you! I still haven't decided if the tree was natural or conceived? I found it on one of the islands in the middle of nowhere so I have to believe that I grew that way and yet there's something so unnatural about it. I guess I shouldn't say that because it's unusual oh, but I have never seen a tree tree grow like that. Thank you for stopping by and I wish you a most wonderful week.

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That's really a cool back story on that photo. It just felt like it was bent with the force hahaha. It's actually my first time to see a tree grow like that, the trunk resembles a snake. Most of our trees here in our Country grow straight. May you have a wonderful week too!

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It is my first time too! I turned the car around and parked in front of it for a minute because I couldn't believe it! LOL

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What a great post

Every person's perspective is colored by their own experiences.
that is such a great saying and one more people should accept, it is interesting how so many love the imperfections in Nature but do not like or accept them in Humans,
I am not like that I feel the world would be very boring if we were all the same

Cheers and !BEER

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I agreed that the world would be such a boring place if we were all the same but I always have plundered who is is that defines what perfect is? Here it is Monday morning again and time to start it all over again! I do believe that you are telecommuting a few days this week. Might I tell you how lucky you are? Baby It's Cold Outside!

Have a great week ahead!

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I think perfect like art is a matter of perspective and opinion

and Ues I decided this morning when I got up and looked at the temp that today was a good day to telecommute, tomorrow wont be much warmer but I will make an appearance at the office LOL

you to have a great week

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Yes! Perspective is everything.

Just think of the day when you have to make a decision to work from home or go into the city. Yes! It makes me envious enough to turn in my resignation and live the life! I hope it gets warmer tomorrow!

Have a great day!!

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Tomorrow will be the same early morning about 4F when i catch the train but its going to hit a high of 32F I have some things I need/Want to do tomorrow so I will go in but no walk abouts

cheers and !BEER

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We are all perfect in our imperfection, life is a miracle from start to end, finding joy even through sorrow is how wonderful our imperfection is.

Gorgeous share, always in nature of which we are all a part !BEER

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I think you are exactly right! And I am not sure who defines perfect anyway oh, you know what I mean? I think there is beauty in all that we see and I'm not sure I have heard to find anything as perfect or imperfect, but I'd like to think that I don't because to me, perfection, as defined, is totally overrated. I hope that this week finds you doing well and that all is wonderful in your world.

Stay blessed, my friend!

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Buen inicio de semana amiga,lo inicia con un lindo trabajo y unos hermosos crisantemos,aunque me impresiono ver el tronco de la mata de coco que genial la naturaleza por su perfeccion,saludos y cuidese

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¡Imagina mi sorpresa cuando pasé junto a este árbol! Nunca he visto a uno hacer esto y tengo que creer que no fue idea de la Madre Naturaleza, sino la mano del hombre. Pero, está en el medio de la nada, así que no puedo estar seguro.

Que tengan una semana maravillosa.

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Caramba fue algo tan espectacular amiga,y el arbol crecio siguiendo sus vueltas en su tronco,algo maravilloso

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Happy Monday @dswigle! You bring such shining joy to begin the week, thank you my sweet friend. Your sweet words, love and kindness are all indeed such a blessing to us all! Hold on my friend, spring will be here soon!

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Thank you! You are so sweet. The truth is, I really don't mind winter at all but we haven't had winter and have only had spring day since fall started can suddenly yesterday, winter began to rear its ugly head with cold temperatures. What nerve! LOL Anyway things will be what they will be and I will just patiently smile and wait for spring to come along.

Thank you for stopping by and I wish you a most wonderful week!

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Your posts are always a delight for my eyes! Your photos and poetry are a great way to start the day! Thank you!

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Have sweet of you! I am so glad you're back and it's good to see your words on the page again. I hope you have a very nice Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I wish you and yours a great week ahead!

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Beautiful photos and sayings Denise. I love the palm tree with the twists. So true, being beautiful does not mean being perfect. It seems our imperfections are what stand out and makes us beautiful.

Have a great week! 🌺 💕 💗 ☀️

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I agree with you! It seems that somewhere along the line, Perfection was the only then was acceptable. How ridiculous. Besides, who defines perfect? Have a most wonderful day! Love to you!

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Cool tree and pretty cross @dswigle 💕

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Thank you so much for the kind words @wonderwop! Now you will have to forgive me, but, I am wondering what cross you mean. Unless I missed something.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

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The cross around your neck, I'm a jewelry guy @dswigle 💕

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Haha! Oh! See, I have had this for my whole life and even though I am very aware of it, it feels invisible. :)

Thank you so much. I love it. And the lucky woman you are marrying if you are a jewelry guy! San Antonio has some pretty nice jewelry places~!!

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where did you find that palm tree hahaa seems like it was doing belly dancing lol musing onto the tunes of sublime sunday hahah :)

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It was on a small island in the Caribbean. It really does look like it is belly dancing! LOL Have a great week!

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It's interesting that you speak of perfect shapes and such today. Just this weekend I was discussing with others imperfectly shaped vegetables, and that I like to pick them up from farmers markets when I can.

A perfect circle does not exist in nature. And that palm tree has enough waves in it to get a surfer excited. I dont' see why my carrot can't have two stems. :)

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Exactly!!! What is up with people!?? I pick up oddball things from Farmers Markets too. Especially if they look like someone I might know. Of course, then, I hate to eat it.

And that palm tree has enough waves in it to get a surfer excited.

I know~!! Right? I wish you could have seen me driving by that thing, which was in the middle of nowhere. I had to turn my car around and park in front of it because I couldn't believe it was natural, but, that man had his hand in there somewhere. Wouldn't it be cool if Mother Nature tried her hand on it?

Your carrot had two stems on it? LOL Stop playing with your food and eat it. And now, do you count that as one carrot or two when they ask for so many carrots?

Have a great week ahead, Victor! Stay warm. We had that wind howling yesterday!

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I don't know about this...

Perhaps imperfection is the point.

This kind of shakes all that I believe in and threatens all that is dear to my principle in life

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Hahah! Oh @ireenchew! Tell me that you strive for perfection? I think that imperfection is glorious in its own way. It's different. Not ugly or unsightly, just different.

Thanks for stopping by and putting your words in! I always appreciate them! Have a great week ahead!

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Beautiful flowers, photos, poetry, and inspirational as always! Such a ray of sunshine.

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Oh, you always say the nicest things! Thank you so much and I truly wish you a most wonderful week ahead!

Do you have any good plans for it? We have just turned cold here, so my activity will slow down. LOL I don't mind the cold, but the wind is killing me!

Keep on steeming!

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Love your botanical photos and your photographic composition so much.

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Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! I want to tell you how much I appreciate you stopping by and saying hello and leaving your words behind.

Thank you so much for submitting my post for consideration. I hope you have a nice wonderful week ahead!

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I'm pleased to do it. Thanks for the tips.

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A lot of content for both reflection, as well as inspiration, in your post this morning (here) @dswigle. Loved the pictures you have chosen to illustrate the points you have made - from the "corkscrew" palm tree to the spectacular flowers.

Thank you for writing "from the heart" and sharing with us. Have great day (night?)!

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Thank you so much for your delightful comment! The corkscrew tree really have me doing a double-take and I even turned my car around to go back and look. It looks like mother nature did not have a hand in this but man did, however it is in the middle of nowhere so that kind of confused my brain. I'd love to thank that this did it all by itself.

As for me, I am on Eastern Standard Time so yes it is during the day. I want to thank you for stopping by and say something about leaving your words behind.

Have a great week ahead!

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Happy to do it @dswigle and your response is very kind. Thanks for letting me know you are in the East. I am in the West (of our great country) ... 😉

Sounds like we may share a similar view of trees, as I have always loved them.

"It looks like mother nature did not have a hand in this but man did, however it is in the middle of nowhere so that kind of confused my brain. I'd love to thank that this did it all by itself."

I like to think God has a sense of humor, as well as compassion, so these "special" trees really stand out.

Brings to mind a fond memory from my childhood. We had this remarkable tree in our orchard that grew up out of the ground only a couple of feet and then sideways from there for 8 to 10 feet! Our family loved to sit on it (it was quite a "heavy duty" tree, so could support us all), in the shade of its leafy branches, and look out from there and talk about whatever was on our minds ... 😊

Thanks for inspiring the memory!

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Thank you so much for the Boost in the league, however, after being on top for so long and one of the top three Bob's, I stepped down to give others a chance to feel it. I still go over there as I sponsor Lucky Number 9, but I no longer participate to be counted. like you, I am a wordy person by Nature. LOL

Have an amazing day!

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Thank you so much @c-squared! The upvote and resteem is truly appreciated! Have a great day!

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I think thats a gerbera we have so many farms that produce those pretty flowers to all over the world, and the deep red is beautiful

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The red one at the bottom is a zinnia and the orange one at the top is a gerbera daisy. Yes, you have beautiful farms that I would always pass and stop at when I lived in Holland.

Loveliness. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello and leaving your comment behind. Have a good night to you @brittandjosie!

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Your musings are deeply soothing to my Soul, Denise, Thank you BeautyFull 🙏

..and Happy Monday 💕💕

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Oh, what a lovely thing to say. That truly made my heart happy. 💕 Happy Monday to you and I hope that you have a wonderful week ahead!

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Thank You 💕💕💕 Likewise BeautyFull 🙏

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Beautiful post, @dswigle! Your posts always make me smile. What kind of sugar are you spicing these things with? :-)

Love this:

We have it so good.
We enjoy it so much.
We express it so little.
It can make your heart shine like the stars in the universe.
The most beautiful feeling in the world.

Sigh. That's better than a nice hot cup of tea on a chilly afternoon.

Hugs!

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Awwww! Aren't you sweet? And you are using nothing! I was thinking about you the other day as our temperatures plummeted (finally some winter!) and I know you live in cold country! Soooo cold country! I hope you are staying warm and toasty and the weather hasn't been too bad.

Thanks for stopping by and saying hello, leaving your words behind! Have a great day!

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Lovely message! 😊😊 I love your positivity 😍😍 happy midweek!

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Thank you @iamraincrystal! You are so sweet and always leave the nicest words! Happy Wednesday to you, my friend! Have a great day~!!

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Thank you so much for the mention in the #Hit-Parade @Arcange! It is always an honor to make your list and it truly brings me pleasure to be a part of it. Thank you for taking the time to host it!

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What a wonderful and colorful post. I needed it since we have cold and grey skies.

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Thank you so much for those thoughtful words. They made my day!! I am glad they could chase those cold and grey skies away for a moment or three.

Have a great night!

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I love that curly palm! All your photos are so beautiful.
Some days, you just have to make your own sun shine, other days, you are the sunshine.
You are someone's sunshine every single day.

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Oh, you totally made my day! Thank you so much for such a lovely comment and for the way your soul speaks.

It always lifts me to ready your writings.

YOU are sunshine. Always.

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Howdy dswigle! What amazing photos and beautiful writing! I especially like that second photo with the wild tree!

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That crazy cork screw palm tree cracked me up lol, beautiful flowers as always making fir a special day

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