Thinking about the Fourth of July, we came across this magical description of fireworks from The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien…
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Poem for the 4th of July (Mary Oliver)
On July 4, 2010, poet Mary Oliver found a whale bone on the beach and wrote a poem about it, full of ‘looking, and touching, and loving’: a fine way to celebrate independence.
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4th of July: Celebrating America’s Work in Progress
As we were scanning images for the Fourth of July, we came across this iconic portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1795, a few years after the country gained independence and elected its first president. The iconic, unfinished portrait seems like a fitting metaphor for our wild country.
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happy independence day!!!!!
Video link here. Back Tuesday afternoon. Related posts: making it up as you go along
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