OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION HOW WE ARE SUCCEEDING FINAL THOUGHTS O ne of our favorite Friday emails featured a virtual garden walk accompanied by music from "Lord of the Rings". We share this with you below. It's Friday Team OMA - Let's take a step back and take a deep breath this Friday. We remain in the midst of this pandemic, and the burdens and pains of the past few weeks and months still feel heavy. There are many questions about what lies ahead, and the path is not very clear. A friend sent me these pictures of the beautiful gardens of Keukenhof in the Netherlands. She said, "The gardens are closed for the first time in 71 years so there are no people. It reminds me of the growth, beauty and hope that is still in our midst." I share them with you below. I left in a few of the photographer's notes. As you take in the beauty, you may also consider them a memorial for the many lives lost too soon this year and prior years. The instrumental link is background music for your stroll through these gardens. Take your time. "Into the West (Instrumental)" - Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King, 2003 Have a Blessed Day and Weekend, Paul * 3 4 CLICK ON THE ARROWS TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW FALL 2020 | 23https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZ7Yk5almk