Sunday, October 16, 2011



One way to OPEN your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this BEFORE? What if I knew I would NEVER see it again?"

-- Rachel Carson
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13 comments:

  1. Lisa LilienthalOctober 15, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Love Rachel Carson. Love this pic.

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  2. Ms. MoonOctober 15, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Again- yes.
    And Sophie- yes.

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  3. ElisabethOctober 15, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Such a question. Profound beyond belief. I almost dare not stop to answer while gazing at this image of your daughter and full to the brim with this poem I just now encountered on line and shared with my daughters:

    http://www.worldofpoetry.org/usop/word2.htm

    Thank you, Elizabeth

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  4. Denise Emanuel ClemenOctober 15, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    You made me gasp.
    xxoo

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  5. SECRET PEPPER PERSON:October 16, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Gorgeous both.

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  6. NoanOctober 16, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    But it is so hard, isn't it? to put our story down and let the world speak for itself.

    Loved Elisabeth's poem.

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  7. GbergerOctober 16, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I love this photo of Sophie walking, and the quote is a good reminder. Thank you!

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  8. AndreaOctober 16, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    So moving to see this, Elizabeth. My sister, Marla, whose life (so long ago) was so much like Sophie's and whose physical appearance was so much like Sophie's, used to wear her hair in braids exactly like that, and so for a moment...
    And then the quote.
    Overwhelmed with emotion.

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  9. EllenOctober 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Each day I try hard to think this way. Every day of my trip with my daughter I watched with eyes fully open, senses reeling in fully the experience.

    I loved that photo of Sophie by the way.

    *as an addition...love fully

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  10. UnknownOctober 16, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Just beautiful E.


    Yes, to hold moments in time and hold them forever ....

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  11. Michelle DeRushaOctober 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    That picture makes me smile -- those beautiful braids (and a beautiful mom who braids them!).

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  12. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Those words. That girl. I just love your heart, Elizabeth.

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  13. LeslieOctober 17, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    The depth of this, photo and words together, is astounding.

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