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A sudden afternoon thunderstorm is gone nearly as quickly as it arrives, but in its wake it leaves behind a triple rainbow arcing over the mountains to our east.<\/p>\n<p>3. The pool next to our room opens early and stays open late. We spend an hour paddling around under the watch of a waxing moon.<\/p>\n<p>Those are just three of the beautiful things from my world this last week. What&#8217;s been beautiful in yours?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The thing about vacations is that they tend to spawn the need for more time off. I&#8217;m glad that the weekend is only one more sleep away. But before I toddle off to bed, I thought I&#8217;d share three beautiful things from my past week with you: 1. 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