California Quail

A  L  O  H  A !

"The song-birds leave us 

at the summer's close, 

Only the empty nests 

are left behind.

 And pipings of the quail 

among the sheaves."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Every new beginning 

comes from some 

other beginning's end."

                         Seneca

A Bevy of Quail!
"Deer walk upon our mountains,and quail 
Whistle about us their spontaneous cries; 
Sweet berries ripen in the wilderness; 
And, in the isolation of the sky , 
At evening, casual flocks of pigeons make 
Ambiguous undulations as they sink, 
Downward to darkness, on extended wings."
                      Wallace Stevens

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"We are very good judges 

for the mistakes of others, 

but very good defense lawyers 

for our own mistakes.

             Nicky Gumbel

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                 Fondly, cloudia