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Photo: mikebaird *** “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein . *** Photo: mikebaird *** “It is possible to fail in many ways… while to succeed is possible only in one way.” Aristotle . ***

Aksinia Mihailova Photo: dawnzy58 On Friday evening, on my way home where someone is waiting for me my wings grow out and I become a swallow. Perhaps birds have their hidden compass: they know exactly when to return, where their nests are.

Suzanne Nielsen Photo: tsk Toby Walker’s remains were packed away until his teretoma twin could travel the 100 miles it would take to hold them before releasing them to the wheat fields later that upcoming year after the ground unfroze and the birds horded ashes for their nests.