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Hal Borland Quotes: The owl, that bird of onomatopoetic name, is a repetitious question wrapped in feathery insulation especially for Winter delivery.
         

The owl, that bird of onomatopoetic name, is a repetitious question wrapped in feathery insulation especially for Winter delivery.


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All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole.



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No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.



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There it is, fog, atmospheric moisture still uncertain in destination, not quite weather and not altogether mood, yet partaking of both.



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As I stood and watched the mists slowly rising this morning I wondered what view was more beautiful than this.



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You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.



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A snowdrift is a beautiful thing - if it doesn't lie across the path you have to shovel or block the road that leads to your destination.



If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.



A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.





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