Thoughts of how impermanent things can be, have been in my mind very much lately.

But in their short-lived life, several things are so lovely!..for example, these two at Creve Coeur Lake were particularly beautiful:

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Our life s like this sandcastle built by children on the sands of the lake…we take great trouble over it, but it doesn’t last…

Never, never believe anything will last….nothing does….