John Henry - Steel Driving Man

John Henry Statue at the Great Bend Tunnel

Talcott, WV

(where I grew up)

We definitely don't think of him as a legend 

or a myth - but a true hero!

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From Wikipedia: 

John Henry is an African American folk hero .... He is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man" a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. According to legend, John Henry's prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a race against a steam powered hammer, which he won, only to die in victory with his hammer in his hand as his heart gave out from stress. The story of John Henry is told in a classic folk song, which exists in many versions, and has been the subject of numerous stories, plays, books and novels.

Caught In the Snowstorm

All life and action upon the snow have an added emphasis and significance. 
Every expression is underscored. 

~ John Burroughs
 
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Wild Birds - Downy Woodpecker

“Be kind whenever possible. 

It is always possible.” 

― Dalai Lama XIV

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Enjoy Every Second

I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live; they just race. They are trying to reach some goal far away on the horizon, and in the heat of the going they get so breathless and panting that they lose sight of the beautiful, tranquil country they are passing through; and then the first thing they know, they are old and worn out, and it doesn't make any difference whether they've reached the goal or not.

- Jean Webster

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Spellbound

Out of the bosom of the Air 

 Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, 

 Over the woodlands brown and bare, 

 Over the harvest-fields forsaken, 

 Silent, and soft, and slow 

 Descends the snow.

-  Emily Jane Brontë

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Anole on a Branch

Wikipedia Tells me:  

"The Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) is an arboreal lizard found primarily in the southeastern United States and some Caribbean islands. Other common names include the green anole, American anole and red-throated anole. It is also sometimes referred to as the American chameleon due to its ability to change color from several brown hues to bright green and its somewhat similar appearance (though it is not a true chameleon)."

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Sailing

"hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, 

and feel the sky let your soul and spirit fly, into the mystic..." 

― Van Morrison

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