Advice From A River

Go with the flow

Immerse yourself in nature

Slow down and meander

Go around the obstacles

Be thoughtful of those downstream

Stay current

The beauty is in the journey.

~Ian Shamir~

 

TGIF

xo

Peony In Love

"In that moment I understood

that the cruelest words in the universe are

if only."

~Lisa See~

Peony in Love

xo

Good Bye

"Never say goodbye because

goodbye means

going away

and going away means

forgetting."

J.M. Barrie

~Peter Pan~

xo

Love Is All You Need

Besides

 a good night's sleep,

and

a pocket ...

full of sunshine!

I hope the weekend finds you

with those you love most.

xo

Sunday's Close

Going to Walden is Not an easy thing.

As a green visit.

It is slow and difficult.

Trick of living.

And finding it where you are.

~Mary Oliver

xo

Happy Mothers Day!

"Of all of the rights 

of women, 

the greatest is to be a

Mother."

-Lin Yutang

Friday at Last

xo

Sugar and Spice

And everything nice.

Happy Birthday, Rich!

xo

Being

Be truthful, gentle, and fearless.

-Gandhi

xo

May Day

When I first saw you I fell in love and

you smiled because you knew.

~William Shakespeare~

xo

A Birthday Today

On a beautiful Spring morning,

27 years ago,

I was blessed with a beautiful,

strong and loving Son.

He's always been the apple of my eye!

To describe Tim in brief...

Loving,

Compassionate,

Sensitive,

Loyal,

Steadfast,

Stubborn,

Handsome,

and....

He sings a mean Johnny Cash.

Happy Birthday, Tim!

We love you over the Moon.

xo

Spring!

Just can't get enough!

xo

Joy

"If you suddenly

and

unexpectedly

feel joy,

don't hesitate;

give into it!"

~Mary Oliver~

xo

Earth Day

And I'm happy to be on it!

xo

Pink

Just thinking.

I once dreamt of completing a marathon.

But reality knocked on my door.

26 miles?

I don't think so.

So today,

as I read the news,

see the photos,

and imagine the horror,

I post a photo of pink.

The color is calm,

the message

is Love.

xo

Finally

"I stuck my head outside today

and Spring kissed me bang in the face."

~Langston Hughes~

xo



Fridays Inspiration

Be Happy.

Be Bright.

Be You.

xo

April on My Mind

I love April!
April Fools Day!
When else can you totally
trick anyone!

April brings

abundant sunshine,

pussy willows,

daffodils,

bluebirds,
pansies,

budding branches,
swollen bulbs ready to burst
with color and fragrance,

gentle rain,

greening grass,
Earth Day,
but best of all,
she brings us

 few very important

Birthdays!

Hello, April!

xo

The Rides Are Open!

So, I mentioned a few days ago that we took a little jaunt to the shore.

The Jersey Shore.

The land of Hurricane Sandy and her evil take on wind.

And sand.

And water.

Isn't it ironic that the little beach towns

are still overladen with sand

from Hurricane Sandy?

Who chose her name, anyway?

Did they have ESP?

I mean, really!

So, yes.

We've been to the shore quite a bit lately.

There's Mom.

There was  the Beer on the Boards Festival.
The Windswept Hotel.

There's Mom.

There's Easter.

There's Mom.

I'm so happy that Mom is growing strong.
We've shared some great moments together!

We've toured the Oceanside towns
block by block and town by town.

I'm happy to report that the rides

in Seaside Heights,

the roller coaster, to be exact,

is up and running.

Here's a shot:

APRIL FOOLS!!

xo

 

 

 



Easter Love

To my whole family

near and far,

and my friends

scattered everywhere,

even though we won't be together

for Easter,

just remember

that I

forget you not!

xo



A Good Friday...

The snow is just about gone.

However,

these little buggers

are here to stay!

Happy Weekend!

xo

Sitting Gull

 We took a little jaunt to the beach.

Last weekend.

This seagull was unusually calm.

He let me get very close.
With my camera.

I was surprised.

I wondered why.

Then he stood up.

And he showed me why.

xo



Sunshine!

What a spectacular view today.

Blue sky, bright sunshine,

and

happy faces!

Not to mention flowers.

 

~Flowers by Laura Dowling,

Florist to the White House~

xo

It's Spring!

From the Book of Stillmeadow (1948)

~Gladys Taber~

Spring is always a surprise to me.

It never seems possible that this is the same yard

that was knee-deep in snow and armored in ice.

Suddenly it is starred with daffodils, as if

someone had cut the sun up in pieces and

scattered them everywhere. And when the trees

turn from etchings into watercolors, that is amazing, too.

The misty greens and warm shiny pink buds and the swelling varnished tips on the lilacs. Everything is like a dream.
Happy Spring!

xo

A Neighbor

She sort of blends in with the landscape

of this never ending Winter!

xo