I See Diamonds Everywhere

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The photo above was taken by me while in Florida years ago. I have always loved the diamonds that show up on the ocean or a lake or a river in the sunshine. There is beauty in those diamonds. I also like the ones we wear on our bodies... It reminded me of Paul Simon's song "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" It was 1986. I loved the song, as my kids would say it has a catchy beat.. I never did figure out why they had diamonds on the bottom of their feet. According to Paul there was no message in the song but the background was taped in South Africa and he used many Natives to sing and chant with him. He also brought them to New York with him and they were on Saturday Night Live. 1986 was an important year in my life. We had recently moved to Canada and I was loving living there. My children were loving it too. We were one big happy family. We adopted our third child when there was a death in the family. It was the first year my sister and I took our kids camping My mother and Dad had come from New York by train to see us and our beautiful home on the shore of Lake Ontario. There were diamonds on Lake Ontario too. My mother died that winter. It broke my heart. Sometimes you have no control over what one photo can say to you......... But it's good to listen when they do talk.