The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Jonathan Kozol
Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
11 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2010
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A Hint of Autumn
I should have been on my annual trip to London today, but everything is catching up with me and I needed catch up with some jobs etc. The trip has run for about 25 years and it has become like a family outing so I a bit disappointed that I couldn’t go. To make up [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2010
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Hodnet Hall Gardens – Lake Views
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2010
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100 Photos 43 :: The Colour Green
I always find the colour green calming and relaxing:
Green occupies more space in the spectrum visible to the human eye than most colors, and is second only to blue as a favorite color. Green is the pervasive color in the natural world, making it an ideal backdrop in interior design because we are so used [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2010
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100 Photos 42 :: Autumn Colours
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2010
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The Swan
by Mary Oliver
Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the black river?
Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air -
An armful of white blossoms,
A perfect commotion of silk and linen as it leaned
into the bondage of its wings; a snowbank, a bank of lilies,
Biting the air with its black [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2010
