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Lakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314345780908625808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115533443496554811.post-28226983906911533202015-11-19T16:10:00.001-08:002015-11-19T16:10:26.098-08:00For the Love of FlamingosOkay, so it's November. Here in CT it's dreary and the days just all melt into one dark, "blah" day until the lights and anticipations of the Holidays come. But, still there's always room for a little pink, a little happiness in the form of Flamingos. Here's some of my favorite flamingo items to add a little pink to your life:<br />
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This cake is perfection! Check out\<a href="http://thecakeblog.com/2015/05/flamingo-cake.html">The Cake Blog</a> to see how she made this amazing cake!</div>
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These are sooo cute I would have trouble with actually eating them! Check out <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/2015/07/29/flamingo-inspired-birthday-party/">Style me Pretty</a> for all the details to this Flamingo-themed birthday bash!</div>
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An A-Z Flamingo Card Round Up! I love all these. Check out the details and where to buy at <a href="http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2015/07/stationery-a-z-flamingo-cards/">Oh So Beautiful Paper</a></div>
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What a cute and comfy pillow!! But it at <a href="https://www.adairs.com.au/adairs-kids/bedroom/quilt-covers-coverlets/adairs-kids/fifi-flamingo">Adairs</a><br />
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What a great and true saying! You can decorate your house with this pretty pink piece of empowerment at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/216906995/flamingo-sign-flamingo-decor-be-a?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share">Farmhouse Chic Signs</a></div>
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This shirt is too cute!! Sold at <a href="http://skreened.com/bestbright/lawn-flamingos-are-my-spirit-animal-4593402">Skreened</a></div>
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I think Autumn is quite aesthetically pleasing, particularly in September and October. I do get depressed around this time of year - realizing how quick the passage of time is. When all the leaves fall, and it's stark and cold out, I feel depleted. But I'm trying to push through this and find the beauty and joy of the season by staying active and being outside as much as possible before it gets too cold.</div>
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I went to Rose Orchards in North Branford, CT. It was so fun picking out pumpkins and also so cute seeing moms take picture of their children with pumpkins. I love the colors of autumn: those deep reds, the varying shades of green, the bright oranges and the most fantastic yellows.</div>
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East Rock in New Haven is a great stop to hike and take in the beauty of the season. I love seeing the whole city of New Haven right below me and the pretty leaves and trees along the way.</div>
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I'm learning to enjoy autumn: enjoy each leaf for it's own unique vein-y beauty, each cup of coffee that tastes even better on a cold morning and each golden afternoon. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have half-read novels and shiny coffee mugs and stories I wrote down and stories I lived. There's even a story I started writing about you 2 years before you passed through earth into the sky. I never saw beauty and light be ravaged and extinguished as heart achingly fast in my life. I gave up trying to help you and had to close the curtains. Every night you were aching and restless I wish you stayed home. Every day you wanted to feel better, I wish you battled it out until you could walk in the sunlight without needing to get high, higher than 29 shiny yellow birthday balloons you'll never see. I'll never know why you left us in July but it was only now, in October, I feel close to tears every day. When I'm driving that stretch of highway to work I think about you. You really are gone. The finality of it all is stark and cold like standing alone on a stage with no audience, no script, no lights. You left when the hydrangeas were the most beautiful blue and now they are gone. Replaced by imperfect, veiny, red or yellow leaves on the ground. The outdoor patios of July are closed off, now. There's scarecrows and harvest moons and cold, dark nights. There's something about the howl of the Autumn night winds that remind you of past lives, loves, and losses. It'll remind you Summer was just a couple of sunny avenues away. But you wrote the end of your story sloppy and disjointed, closed the pretty ballerina jewelry box and left us with late season sunflowers and the howl of an Autumn wind. </span></div>
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