Tranquility

A persistent breeze lifted the thin curtains,

fluttering a few moments of tranquility

into the turbulent day.

~ Susan Abulhawa

Watching the Wheels

Bicycling is the nearest approximation

I know to the flight of birds.

~ Louis J. Helle, Jr.

Marlene

A daughter is just a little girl

who grows up to be

your best friend.

September Days

By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer.

~ Helen Hunt Jackson

Watch out!

it's a long way down

the wildflowers sway in the wind

they draw me to the edge

the sun in my eyes

the earth soft underneath my feet

one shot...but I got it! oops!

Home Grown

from seed in our yard

they're fresh and organic

not pretty but proud

Life is just a bowl of cherries!

Life is just a bowl of cherries

Don't take it serious, 

Life's too mysterious

You work, 

You save,

You worry so

But you can't take your dough 

When you go, go, go

Route 66 Arizona Style

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

~ Yogi Berra

shoot while they last

been waiting for spring

what took it so long to show

trees bloom so briefly

Frolic

Is there any better display of pure joy 

than a dog running full tilt just for the fun of it.

Daisy Galore

Daisy Galore was born in the Spring.

She worshiped the sun

and made the birds sing.

Bouys Will Be Bouys

The little boat that could...

Vessels large may venture more, 

but little boats should keep near shore. 

~ Benjamin Franklin

Home Grown

What we plant in the soil of contemplation,

 we shall reap in the harvest of action.
~  Meister Eckhart

Let in the light!

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
 ~  Aaron Rose

Rain on the Window

Well, I'm home...back from my trip to Colorado and here I am posting the very last photo I took. This was taken from the kitchen window of our cabin in Big Bear. The first time I'd seen rain since I left California, two weeks earlier. Thanks to the terrible drought, much of Colorado was looking like high desert with so much sage popping up where tall green grass usually grows. I just hope that the jet stream sent this much needed moisture east to my second favorite state.

Strawberries in a Turquoise Bowl

When is a cucumber like a strawberry?
When one is in a pickle and the other is in a jam.

Summer Breeze

Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, 
and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit.  

A few of those days and you can become drunk 

with the belief that all's right with the world.
~ Ada Louise Huxtable 

Go with the flow

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on  dialogues with him 

through the graceful bending of their stems

 and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms.  

Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. 
~ Auguste Rodin

life is a wave...

your attitude is your surfboard
stay stoked and aim for the light!