Yesterday whispers
today into tomorrow,
nothing ever dies.
Thought itself lives on inside
Stories with No Books. 
I majored in philosophy because all of my life I have been wondering WHY. I thought philosophy classes would help me answer some of my questions, but all it did was create more. Oh well. I eventually realized that there is more truth to be found in nature than in most books. So now I am unlearning everything I previously learned.
Love a good story, I do! Without pen, pencil, or paper–I watch life write itself in a slightly different way each day. There are fascinating stories everywhere, so my attention tends to wander. As a result, my theme is no theme. Some people call this sort of mental wandering ‘Attention Deficit Disorder’ (ADD), so follow at your own risk 😉 ~ms!
Before I Forget 
Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂 Sorry this is a bit late, but I am very appreciative nonetheless!!
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OMG! I just saw this message. You don’t have to ever worry about being late…I am not even in the same year? Hello! 😉
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Hello!!
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Thanks for visiting thefirstgates, and thanks for your own images and words as well!
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Thanks Morgan!
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Beautiful images on your blog. I’ll be stopping by again!
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Thanks Pamela!
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Excellent preface, Mary, a spiritual reality well grasped and expressed 🙂
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Thank you. We are the stories with no books…..
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Very nice work. Thanks.
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You’re very welcome, Mz Zoomer. I love your idea of combining the word zing with boomer (especially since I am also in that age catergory)! Life is an adventure.
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Mary, I am very impressed with the depth and quality of your poetry. wonderful blog. I am going to follow you!
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Thanks for the compliment. I have read through your poems. Excellent!
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Mary, thank you for stopping and liking today’s post. This is a beautiful poem accompanied by an equally lovely image. I look forward to reading more of your poetry as I follow your blog.
Take care,
Ivon
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Thanks Ivon. I look forward to reading more of your writing also.
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Thanks for stopping by! Lovely blog!
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Thanks and your very welcome.
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Mary,
Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my post. Beautiful site you have.
Rachel
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Thank you.
I love the photos and words on your site “Love, Beauty, Peace.”
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Your site hits a chord – thank you for visiting.
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Good heavens! I don’t know why I didn’t see this?
I should remember to keep my reading glasses on. 🙂
Thank you! (Long overdue)
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Hello! Thank you for your recent like- I appreciate it! I look forward to reading your blog. From skimming over it, I love your words! 🙂
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Thank you for liking my photos.
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You’re welcome Vicky.
Vancouver looks like a very lovely place.
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Vancouver would be a great place for photographing if there is less rain~~
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What a beautiful blog! Thanks so much for stopping by ours at http://edgeofstory.com
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I’ve nominated you for the versatile blogger award…if you accept go to: http://secondhalfwoman.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/award-the-vers…-blogger-award 🙂
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Well…thank you very much. I appreciate that. I clicked on the link above and it says it is broken (it must be having a bad day). I was able to go to your website though, and look at the award there.
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Congratulations, Mary!
I have nominated your blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger award.
The rules are at
Enjoy!
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Thanks for visiting my blog. It is much appreciated. 🙂
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Your welcome!
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Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas to you also.
It tried to snow earlier but it is now 7 degrees about freezing, So…cold rain.
Water is good.
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I am in India, where do you belong to in the US
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I am currently in the state of Virginia.
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ok
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thanks for liking my post. blessings for the new year.
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Hopw you are having a great new year! It’s almost April and Spring is trying to get out from under winter..
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Thanks for the visit Mary 😀
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Your very welcome.
Have a great new year!
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Have a great 2013! Thanks for stopping by my blog and following me!
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I love your photos, Rick!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Love the way you think, write and photograph, it is inspirational!
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Thank you….and…your words and images of the earth have drawn me to your website many times!
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quiet and true, thanks!…….also have lived in Hawaii……just wondering if the photo was taken there. aloha……
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Yes. I took this photo on the island of Kauai, walking through the Allerton Gardens. It was raining off and on that day (liquid sunshine), which is typical of Hawaii. It was the combination of the misty rain and the sunlight that caused the glowing object near the center of my photo.
Or….maybe it was a thought being wandering through the trees.
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Congratulations! I love your blog and have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award.
However, there are rules and I won’t be offended if you don’t want to follow them. I just wanted to share your blog with others.
Ana (http://jubileejourney.wordpress.com)
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Thank you very much Ana!
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GREAT PHOTO!
Welcome! Thank you for subscribing to follow my blog. I hope you are encouraged, inspired and enjoy the photos I take of life’s events as seen through the lens of my camera.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Blessings to you also!
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog and liking my photo! I appreciate it very much. I really like your poems and photos. I look forward to following your posts. 😀
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Thanks Jackie!
I was looking through your photos….they are beautiful.
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Thank you for stopping by Clicks & Corks and liking my polar bear image: much appreciated! 🙂
You have a great blog with deep stories and nice photographs.
Take care
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Thanks Stefano….I enjoyed looking at your photographs also.
Through all the beautiful photos on WordPress, I am able to visit places and see things that I would not have known otherwise. Thanks for posting!
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Thank you, Mary 🙂
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thanks for stopping by…lovely blog
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Thanks Kavita….enjoyed your photos also.
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Thank you for stopping by and liking my post http://naiadseye.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/sikkim-in-snapshots/
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I love the premise of your blog, and the title. I have been putting my stories together as well but am planning (hoping) to self publish them – my kids once told me “to get a life” and I wanted them to know that I did. 😉 I am almost finished a book of stories about my ancestors … I’m slogging through the last minor mods.
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That’s great!
It was a child who gave me the name for my web address: “Stories with No Books.” When I worked in preschool, I often told stories about my own childhood. Then, one day when we were all outside, a young boy came up and asked me if I would read him a story.
So I said, “OK.Let me go inside and get some books.”
He said, “No. Not those. Read me one of your stories….you know…about when you were little…the stories that have no books. ”
I have often wanted to know how my ancestors felt about life, but there are no records.
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Thanks for visiting my Photo Blog, unfortunately a bit early because i am still trying to find the right theme but be happy to see you back there soon..
Yours looks great by the way.. 🙂
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I have read that it is a good idea to have a theme.
But I don’t have one either.
I am all over the place with my thoughts.
That’s kind of the way I am in my life also—wandering around in my own mind.
So, don’t worry. Write for us what your mind tells you is right for you. 😉
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Thanks for visiting our blog, and for “liking” our post on Koh Samui.
I love your blog – words and pictures. Will follow with pleasure.
Blessings
Alison
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I enjoyed looking through your photos of Thailand.
They are beautiful.
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Thanks 🙂
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Thanks for visiting my site – and giving me the opportunity to find your. 🙂
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Your welcome, Mark. I loved your photos of the sunset at sea……used to have a sailboat when I lived in Hawaii. I miss it.
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Thanks for visiting my site and liking my recent posts. You have a beautiful site!
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Thank you.
Love, Beauty, Peace.
Soothing title you have chosen….perfect remedy for a hectic world!
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Congratulations, Mary!
I have nominated your blog for the Liebster Award.
The rules of this award are at
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I like your intro….. Wandering in my own mind gathering thoughts . Thank you for that
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Well thank you, wisejourney!
Unfortunately, sometimes I wander so deep into my mind, that I bump into things in the physcial world. A few months ago, my Philosophy professor stopped me from colliding with a column at UMW (I was reading, thinking, and walking at the same time–not smart).
I was rather embarrassed, but he kindly laughed and said….”I understand, don’t worry . Sometimes I walk into walls too.” 🙂
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You are an incredible photographer. Your photos and poems are breathtaking. thank you for sharing! Louisa
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Thank you Louisa. I love your ‘Catitude’ …I have 2 cats of my own (low-tech computer screen blockers). I enjoyed reading your posts about women and their roles in our history.
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Thanks for visiting “my place” – I think one of your posts caught my eye, and soon I realized we are near-neighbors in the Civil War battlefield wonderland just west of Fredericksburg. I love your photos, many of which are of familiar & friendly sights, and look forward to seeing many more!
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Yes, just west of Fredericksburg–Wilderness and Chancellorsville battlefields. I think there are more.
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Excellent blog. Love the idea of images accompanied by good writing.
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Thank you for the compliment.
I have seen the photos on your blog also. Well done!
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