“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
James Madison
Live, love and guard your freedom. Have a happy independence day.
Exceedingly more applicable today than when Madison wrote it, that’s for sure. Happy safe day to you and yours, Tim.
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Indeed! Thank you Scott.
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Well said!
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😀
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I was thinking it was your osprey!!!!! Beautiful photo!
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Thank you Mirna!
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So true. Hope you have had a great 4th July. 🙂
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Thanks Patsy.
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What beauty! Even the pine needles glisten.
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Hi Linda. Sorry I’ve slow to get back to you. The answer to your previous question is yes. I will email you.
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Thanks so much, TIm. I didn’t know if you received a notice when I commented at that page. I look forward to hearing from you.
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We were out of town for a few days and had some stuff to attend to, but we’re back.
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Hope you have enjoyed your 4th July celebrations Tim and Mary both !
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Thanks Poppy. We’ve laid low today. It’s 110 F or 43.3 C. Not a good day to be out. It is our 5th day in a row over 43 C.
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That is one big majestic bird!
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Indeed!
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Great capture Tim. I hope you had a nice Independent Day.
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Thank you so much!
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My slow internet would not load this this afternoon, but now that i’m back home and it’s night, wow! great photo and so perfect for today! z
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Thank you Z.
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Wise words. Hope you celebrated in style 🙂
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This year we’ve laid low. Too hot to do anything.
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Very, very nice!
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Perfect Tim, the photograph and words of a very wise man.
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Thank you Mary. You are very kind.
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Wonderful bird.
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Thank you.
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Too true, more so today. The founding fathers had a great deal of wisdom and their thoughts apply even now. I hope you cool down soon. That’s too hot for me (even if it is a dry heat). I hope the fires stay away from you.
Lovely photo. We have seen bald eagles twice on our lake in the past couple of years, but not for a while.
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Thanks Ruth. The heat finally broke yesterday. It was down to 100. It is amazing what a difference that makes. We’ve been fortunate to not have any fires with this heat. When I was a firefighter years ago, we found that we had less fires when the temperatures went over 105. The reason was that nobody wanted to go outside when it got that hot.
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Gorgeous picture of the Bald Eagle. I’ve always been in awe of their beauty. I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! And the picture in your header is magnificent!!
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Thank you Kira. I hope yours was equally wonderful. You are too kind.
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By the way your gravatar image is soooo timely!
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Ha! I hadn’t even thought about that! I changed it as a reminder to myself that I need to focus on my freedom on my blog!
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A very beautiful photo, Tim.
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Thank you Bente.
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Superb!
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Thanks Xea!
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Hmm, excellent. And perfect photo. Intense eyes.
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I’m pleased that you like the post Noeleen. Hey, are you on vacation now or are you back?
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I’m back 🙂
Came back Wednesday morning, had a flat tyre on car, a couple of hours fixing, slept all Wednesday, solid, worked Thursday & Friday.
My job is not a pleasure. My boss treats me like an unintelligent hassle in her peripheral. I tolerated it before, but coming back from holiday MAN it struck me loud and clear.
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Nothing like a vacation to put things into perspective. I’m glad you and Daniel had a chance to go. I will have to come and read about your adventure.
Difficult boss are just that, difficult. I hope you are able to work with her it a way that she recognizes your value to her.
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Great photo of these incredible birds. We are just now starting to see a few in southern Indiana, and to us that haven’t had them around for 30-40 years, it’s a sight to be thrilled with.
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They are fairly common here, but it is always a treat to see them. It is awesome that they have returned to your neck of the woods,
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