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Beautiful photos found on Stumbleupon – Pictures of Beauty

stumbleupon addiction spray paint 300x300 Beautiful photos found on Stumbleupon   Pictures of BeautyMy top 40 favorite Photos found on StumbleUpon – Selected from a pool of over 1200 photos compiled during my 4 year stumbling addition…

Yes – I’m still addicted to Stumbling through the Blogosphere looking for that next eye-popping photo or mind blowing post. Stumbleupon is by far – my favorite social media site for a myriad of reasons.  The first being that Stumbleupon keeps me attuned to the best blogging practices and trends on the net. The second benefit is connecting with like-minded internet users who share their discoveries and work in collaboration online. But the addiction factor is the result of all the great artists who have inspired me, given reason to smile or elicited a good laugh-out-loud. Yesterday, I painstakingly went through all the photos I’ve given a thumbs- up over the past 4 years – a total 1200. You can visit my Stumble blog at Alchemy33 to see all 4,733 of my favorites.

I selected my favorite 40 photos to share on EYD and made certain to link each of them to the original source I found while stumbling. The result is my Top 40 photos found while stumbling. I hope you enjoy and drop me a comment below with your favorite photo and why….

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” – Matt Hardygiant duck in the river Beautiful photos found on Stumbleupon   Pictures of Beauty

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The world’s saddest love letter – Sullivan Ballou

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“I shall always be near you; in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights . . . always, always”

The world’s saddest love letter by Sullivan Ballou

July 14, 1861 – Camp Clark, Washingtonlove letters Mandy Lynne skippydesigns 300x300 The worlds saddest love letter   Sullivan Ballou

“My very dear Sarah:

The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days—perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more . . .

I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American Civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing—perfectly willing—to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt . . .

Sarah my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me unresistibly on with all these chains to the battle field.

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Into each life some rain must fall – Rain Fall photo blog

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Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” ~Roger Miller

Dance like no one is watching Into each life some rain must fall   Rain Fall photo blog“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.”  Washington IrvingRainy days Into each life some rain must fall   Rain Fall photo blog

“Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella.” ~ Japanese Proverb

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