Einstein

"I lived
in solitude
in the country
and noticed
how the monotony
of a quiet life
stimulates
the creative
mind."
Have a creative Sunday!
xo

War Dog

He's Treo.
A Black lab.
He's 8 yrs. old
A Military
Working Dog.
He won!
Bravery &
Commitment.
Highest
Military Honor
for an animal.
Sniffing explosives.
Britain's Dickin Medal.
Imperial War Museum.
Feb. 4, 2010
Photo AP-Sang Tan

Company

"Man
loves company
even if
it is only
that
of a small
burning candle."
Georg Lichtenberg

Keep warm and happy!
xo

White Noise

Silence
is
the true friend
that never
betrays.

Confucius

As It Is

Everything
just as it is,
as it is,
as is.
Flowers in bloom
nothing to add.

Robert Aitken - As It Is

Views and Vanity

"How vain it is
to sit down
to write
when
you have
not
stood up
to live."
Henry David Thoreau
A nice Tuesday to you!
xo

Looking Ahead

"Keep your
face
always toward
the sunshine-
and shadows
will fall
behind you."
Walt Whitman

Band Practice

It
looks quiet
here.
Flowers,
strawberries,
pumpkin bread,
tons of
sunshine.
If only
you
could hear
the background!
It's a
Rock 'n Roll
Sunday!
xo

A Little Message

Happy Weekend!
xo

Black and White and Red all Over

"There are always
two people
in every picture,
the photographer
and...
the viewer."
A. Adams

"There are always
at least
two colors
of everything
in bloom,
the seen
and...
the unseen."
Me

Me

It's all
Math and
Memorization....

You

Everything
you do
matters.

Fat Tuesday

Have fun!
xo

Love and Flowers....

Happy Monday!
xo

Crazy Mixed Up Love

Happy Valentine's Day!
With love,
from my heart
to yours!
xo

Love In Bloom

I hope your heart
is swollen
with Love!
xo

Love

i love

early morning light
flowers
wind
deep snow

dad

dusk
piano


wes

birds
flowers
boots

tiff

camera
riding
spring

mom


flowers
ocean
fall
sky

tim

writing
flowers
sun
wine

cathy

laughter
boots
tears
stillness

ivy
leather
blue


and you!
Happy Saturday! xo

Snow.

We're lucky.
February.
Beautiful snow.
Happy Friday!
xo

Patience

"Patience
is the ability
to idle your motor
when you feel
like
stripping your gears."

Snow Day

Tuesday

"Think higher
care deeper."

Elie Wiesel

Happy Me!

I have a standing bet
with a sibling.
I picked the Saints,
and now I get
another tenski!!
Pay up!
xo

About You, Then Me

"The most important
point is to
accept yourself
and stand
on your own
two feet."
Shunnyu Suzuki

Stars

"Stars
are the streetlights
of eternity."

It's Friday!

Lots of snow
headed our way,
get tucked in,
and bake a cake,
'cuz today...
is this kid's Birthday!
She's Elly.
A beach girl.
Mother extraordinaire.
She loves olives.
Extra olives in her
Bloody Mary.
And plain cheescake.
No cherries and no lemon.
She digs clams. Grilled.
And her four punks.
And her Pup.
She's a Mom taking good care
of her Mom.
She's had to be
kinda strong.
And she was. And she is.
She doesn't stand still
for very long.
So a quick Happy Birthday, El.
Love and hugs.
Peace and happiness.
Clams and cheescake your way!! xo

Tweethaikusignation

"Financial crisis
stalled too many customers
CEO no more"

Jonathan Schwartz, the CEO of
Sun Microsystems announced
his resignation today on
Twitter!

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry
that expresses a single feeling
or emotion and contains
3 unrhymed lines of 5,7,& 5
syllables respectively,
often on the subject of nature
or the seasons.

In this case
the season of resignation.
His severance.... a cool 12 million.

Tangled

Tangled...
up in blue.

Wine Country

"Making good wine
is a skill.
Making fine wine
is an art."

Robert Mondavi

Cheers!
xo

Imagine

The color
of Springtime
is in
the flowers,
the color
of Winter
is in
the imagination.

Ward Elliot Hour

Come In, February

Winter teaches us
about detachment,
numbness.
But it's a way
to get through.
From winter we learn
silence
and acceptance
and
the stillness thickens.

THE WINTER SOLSTICE
OF MY MIND