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 
I really enjoyed this and am so happy you stopped by my blog so I could find yours.
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Enjoyed reading!
I like the name “brain4rent.” I carry my hand-held recorder to all my music rehearsals. It’s my “brain in a box.” If I ever lose it, I’ll be lost..I guess then I will need a brain 2 rent!
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Sadly my musical talents are only appreciated in my dreams.
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Hey Mary!
Loved this photo and poem. Thanks for visiting!
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Thanks Russ. The photo was taken on the Island of Kauai, in the Allerton Gardens. On that particular day it was raining and the sun was shining at the same time. That happens a lot in Hawaii, which is why rain is often referred to as liquid sunshine.
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Stories bring us alive, told through words or song, or in the silence between. Funny thing about my stories – once told, they’re no longer mine.
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Thought itself…traveling in different forms….is ours and not ours.
Like a breath once breathed in and out….is yours and no longer yours.
It is the way of life.
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very beautiful put Mary
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Thanks Ajay.
Didn’t see your message here.
April has been abnormally busy…..luckily May is on the way.
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Thank dear
you are busy with work but okay as you say see more of your postings in May
by the way how are you
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I am happy you remember me
thought you might have forgotten me
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Hi Mary – I nominated you for The beautiful Blogger Award. I don’t know if you do awards or not, but I wanted to have you in my list of nominations anyway to give others the chance to discover and enjoy your blog.
Read my post “Hey kz! It’s about damn time (that I thanked you)”
Alison
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Thank you so much Alison.
Greatly appreciated!
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Beautiful and uplifting blog! I can stay here for hours just admiring the pictures! Thank you for sharing!
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What a wonderful compliment.
Thank you, Elena!
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I’m so glad I clicked on your blog. Beautiful inspiring photography and uplifting content – thank you! 🙂
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Thanks! I enjoyed looking at your art.
“Slurry art” is very intriguing….gives the scene a dreamy, mystical look.
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Hi and thanks for stopping by my blog, I love your blog and will be coming back to see some more
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Thanks!
Will return to your blog also to see your interesting photos!
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You’ve got some awesome photos on here. Enjoyed looking through them! As stated by another blogger, thanks for stopping by mine so I could find yours! 😉 Will definitely be back.
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Thanks Marcia! I love being able to look at all the wonderful photos and stories that people have posted here on WordPress.
I enjoyed looking through your website also….and now that I have the link, I will definitely wander back there again!
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Mary, thank you for visiting my blog…now I have found yours. I feel at home here. I’ll be back for more.stories.
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You have a lovely blog….in two languages!!
I am only wise enough to read the English. 🙂
Is the other language German?
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It might look like it, but it’s Swedish. Thank you for visiting again!
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Thank You for visiting my blog. Your photographs are beautiful.
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It was a pleasure looking through you blog.
Lovely close up photos of spring flowers……..
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Hi Mary, thank you for following HoB. Much appreciated! I’ll be hanging around here…
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Thanks.
What an interesting personality your “Bowie” has!
Love the photo “You are being Watched.”
I think Bowie is doing a fine job of taking care of you…..
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My dear friend…I have nominated you with the Super Sweet Award…it’s OK for you to take time to post about it or if you are busy then leave it as well so that it doesn’t become a chore…but I would like to show my appreciation through this award for your awesome blog and you being such a nice person and an awesome friend. Wish you an awesome day ahead!
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Thank you so much for this honor, Kavita!
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I love your blog! The black swan photos are incredible. Thanks for stopping by my blog – I’m going to follow yours, I can see from your posts that you’re a kindred soul.
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I looked through your blog also.
Kindred souls were are…..
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Beautiful poem and picture. 🙂
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Thank you for the compliment!
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🙂
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Hi Mary. Thanks for following. How lovely. Honestly I thought you were already following me, but I guess it was just me following you 🙂
Thank you again
Alison
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In reality, two people cannot follow each other.
The thought creates a rather interesting image in the mind: “You go first…no wait…you go first. Oh this is not working! Let’s just walk side by side!”
Because you were following me —I was already noticing your blog (whether I ever actually remembered to hit the follow button or not). 🙂
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Chuckle. Yes, let’s just walk side by side 🙂
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I love the title of your blog and the subtitle “Stories with No Books”.
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Thanks Marso!
All of our lives are stories with no books….
until we start writing it down for others to know!
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Mary! I finally have reached my vacation…and found out why your posts don’t show up in my reader. Now I’m looking forward to following you, your great photos, beautiful stories and encounters.
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Aaaah….vacation.
The loveliest time of year, for sure.
Thanks for the compliment!
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You have “powerful” stuff here. Thank you for stopping by and leaving your footprints. ☮
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Thank you for the compliment.
My footprints will visit your site again!
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Thank you
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Hi Mary,
I have nominated you for 2 Awards: The WordPress Family Award & The Best Moment Award. Congratulations!
Kindly check my page at for more information on accepting these awards.
Whispering Insights aka Oliana Kim
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Thank you for the Awards, Oliana! I’m sorry that I am slow to acknowledge…..it has been a rather strange summer with unexpected twists and turns. Keeping me a wee bit off balance!!
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No problem, Mary, It took me several weeks to get mine done and there are no time limits…the Awards are yours to do what you like and when you like. Try to enjoy your summer too…hope you are well., Oliana
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Thanks for stopping by. I’m enjoying your blog.
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Thanks Gary!
Enjoyed looking through your blog also….
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Lovely work! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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It was a pleasure!
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Thank you for stopping by our blog and liking it. Our mom said that your photos and writings are beautiful. We are glad that our paths crossed.
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Hello Hemingway and Shakespeare…my two cats (Keona and Siri) think you have wonderful names. Please thank your mom for the compliment. 😉
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Perfect Preface I’ve come across so far. (Y)
Happy Blogging 🙂
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Thanks Zubaria. Love your happy blue gravatar with the crossed eyes!
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Haha, thanks 😀
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Hi Mary. I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Please visit this link: http://animalmikelane.com/2013/10/16/the-versatile-blogger-award/. Congratulations and thank you for inspiring me with your blog!
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Thank you so much for this honor, Michael.
It is I who should compliment you for inspiring others with your blog.
I love all of the stories about your adventures and good work with the elephants.
Keep on writing!!
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I was looking for a place to post my appreciation for your title “Before I Forget”. It sounds like me, always jotting things down before the next idea takes its place!
Gladly, what I found here was your preface—so beyond-compliments beautiful.
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Thanks, Marso.
I do have a mind that tends to wander from one thought to another. I’ve always been this way.
That’s why I keep losing my keys. 🙂
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Cheers for liking my BuildingMyBento post about wandering, Mary! Are you interested in leaving the guidebooks behind and going for a random amble too?
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Always! I don’t like lists and schedules.
The adventure is in the wandering!
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Mary, thanks so much for stopping by and liking my post on Tide Line Still Life. I look forward to digging into your blog . . . Thanks for leading me here! Best, and enjoy the weekend, Maggie
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Congratulations, Mary!
I have nominated your blog for the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award.
More about this nomination is at
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Thanks “Dear Kitty”…..I am honored! 🙂
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Well deserved 🙂 All the best for you and your blog!
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Je comprends, we =taking risk willingly ;D so happy to have found you.
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Great blog you have. Thank you for the visit to mine. 😀
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Thanks…nice to meet you and your blog!
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Mary…thank you for stopping by my little blog. May your day be ever blessed.
Cindy @ RemnantREFUGE
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hello, Mary. you’re awesome, impressive and inspiring. you deserve the http://kintal.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/awesome-blossom-award/
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Thank You for such a nice compliment!
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Beautiful ABOUT! Love the strength and honesty you have toward yourself yet still respectful of life’s path…
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Thanks! Actually, I have to respect life’s path….if I don’t, I will trip over my own feet, fall on my face, and find myself lying in life’s path instead of walking on it! 🙂
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So very true!
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Thanks for following me Mary, I have been entertained by your blog for some time now, I hope I can return the favour.. 🙂
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It’s my pleasure!
Bicycling is a great way to adventure.
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Curious to note Mary, we majored in different areas. Mine was communications. Yet, it is nature’s lure that attracts us most! Have loved your site since first laying eyes on it. Yes, it has been a few years now! Have not tired of your most excellent blog! enjoy life, Eddie
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Thank you Eddie!
I thoroughly enjoy your blog also.
Nature communicates through vibrations…..in the wind, the rustling of leaves, the chirping of crickets, etc.
So a love for true communication fits perfectly with a love for nature.
Philosophy means “love of wisdom.”
Anyone who loves wisdom will listen carefully to the voice of nature. That’s where the truth lies.
So we basically majored in different areas of the exact same thing. 😉
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This is such a wonderful blog… I really enjoyed reading it..!!
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we’re pre-programmed to search for answers, It seems, and yet answers come attached with more and more questions… LIfe to me seems like a maze, a big puzzle, which, if we ever found a way through what would we find waiting for us at the ‘exit’ ? A prize? or a further bigger maze? exciting stuff… but then, life should be seen that way, an adventure, for we have no sure knowledge of the ending.. 🙂 xx
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It’s true.
And sometimes the adventure is exciting,
sometimes gentle,
sometimes overwhelming,
and sometimes, on a cold grey day, the adventure just makes me want to go back to sleep under warm blankets.
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hey Mary, thanks for stopping by – i’m looking forward to getting lost your work (or passions perhaps..) be well!
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You are welcome Frank!
I will also be looking through your poems…..
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Thank you for visiting my blog and the like. I hope to keep in touch with you.
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Thank you! I enjoyed your blog. Luckily, it is very easy to keep in touch with people over the internet. It has brought the world much closer together.
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hi Mary, no matter how often you post you always get my attention and i keep looking for more ;D. here’s a link for you http://kintal.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/versatile-blogger-award/
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Thank you!
I see that some of your favorite blogs are mine too!
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A pleasure to meet you.
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Likewise. Just a wee bit slow in finding your message….but…I have found it!!
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Sometimes they do hide. I have trouble getting back to everyone in a timely manner – no matter how hard I try. I’ve given up on apologizing – I’m computer illiterate and old people – that’s all there is…
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I think we are probably close to the same age… 🙂
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I like your philosophy a lot, Mary. And I enjoy your blog very much. 🙂
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Thank you! Bouncing around from one topic to the other like a kite in a strong wind, I’m glad you enjoy my random disorganization. 🙂
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I love your talent for writing and photography. So glad you found me so I could find you. I think I’ll take the risk. 😀
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Aha….Thanks!
The feeling is mutual!
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Love your outlook
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Glad you came by my blog. Your blog is beautiful,look forward reading more. Love and light
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Beautiful thoughts and lovely photography! Feels good coming here.
Best wishes always 🙂
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There are fascinating stories everywhere, I agree. I look forward to resding some of them here.
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Thank you Fransi!
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You’re welcome!
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Interested and intrigued by your blog. Very impressive! Looking forward to your next posts. Please follow back if you will. Thank you!
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Thank you!
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Hey there Mary, just tuned in and gave you a follow. Join the fun over at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com if you like to return the favor. Have a great day!
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