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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Perfect live oaks grew in the meadows of the lovely place, and the hills hugged it jealously against the fog and the wind.
The live oaks drip softly into the grass at my feet and a shaft of sunshine cuts through to lay a path of light across the front of the house.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Statuesque live oaks, stately pine, yaupon holly, laurel oak, and graceful wax myrtle decorate these handsome wooded homesites.
We are hosting our field trip leader training at the spectacular Live Oaks Ranch in Calistoga, followed by a special tour and tasting at the nearby Storybook Vineyards.
History lives and breathes in this southeastern Florida locale, as visitors sip English tea beneath live oaks draped in Spanish moss.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Oaks were cut down to make room for homes and towns; it was sometimes used to split redwood for lumbering; extracts from tanbark and live oak trees became crucial ingredients in the tanning of leather; acorns and seedlings were used as food for livestock.
Home was his beautiful pink tabby house set among the live oaks and magnolia with a view of the ocean from its wide balconies.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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Basic training was by Korean War vets at Fort Ord in the gritty sand beneath the live oaks in full view of Monterey Bay.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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The Live Oaks Community Church Mission is: To lead people to an authentic relationship with Jesus through small groups and worship celebration.
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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
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Coast live oaks live longer than the pines, so without periodic fires to regenerate the growth of the pines, the oaks might in time replace the pines as the dominant tree species.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Huge live oaks provide shade in places, and the middle of the development has been designated a conservation area and wetland by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swifmud) and can never be built on.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Live Oak's curriculum emphasizes mastery of academics through problem-solving activities and student interaction.
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