America in all its Glory

Mabry Mill, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

What a gorgeous shot of Mabry Mill in the Blue Ridge Mountains (Virginia). Such a peaceful, serene setting.

Sitting on the edge of the water. Taking a worm and baiting it on the hook of a line that is attached to a long, thin tree branch. Gently "cast" the line into the water. Now to sit quietly, watching the dragonflies skip across the surface of the calm water. Listening to the frogs calling to one another. All the thoughts of your daily life are no longer with you - all you are thinking about at this moment is the beauty of the trees, where they simply meld into the banks of the water.

Who cares if you ever get a nibble on your line. Just to enjoy this moment that you will never live again. That is life!

Every crime committed by an illegal immigrant should never have happened!!!


Read my posting under Illegal Immigrants.

A quote from President Theodore Roosevelt addressed on immigration in 1907:

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American ... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag ... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language ... and we have room for but one sole loyalty, and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Zamfir - Pan Flute


If you have never heard Zamfir, you are really missing something.


This is by far one of his best CDs. It includes "The Lonely Shepherd" (which can be heard in the movie "Once Upon A Time In America") as well as "Theme from Summer of '42" and "Run To Me".

This is one CD I can recommend to anyone who loves music that will take you away!
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Judypatooote said...

Thank you for stopping by my sight. I love Virginia and your picture is beautiful...it brought back memories of the peace I felt while sitting on the waters edge waiting for that first bite.....LOL Even though it wasn't at such a beautiful sight, I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.....and usually the first bite was that of a bug.....

July 22, 2007 at 2:38 AM

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