And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Except for the black flies in late spring and mosquitoes and dear flies all summer into fall.
ReplyDeletedear flies?
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DeleteNeeds a soundtrack of incessant buzzing, with the occasional SLAP! sound to do it justice.
I'm with "Anony" - water, heat and humidity make for horrible insect infestations.
ReplyDeleteWhiners... spray down with the flit... pour yerself a scotch.
ReplyDeleteOther than the huge sea urchin, that deck looks like a great launch for a water skier..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful except for that couch, hat the no back and pile of pillows approach.
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