Friday, March 31, 2017

Good Things


 "I believe that good things 
come to those who work."
~ Wilt Chamberlain


Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Independence


"Independence is happiness."
~ Susan B. Anthony

Lopping Day 5, So Much More to Do

Monday, March 27, 2017

Close To You


"The things that are close to you 
are the things you can photograph the best."
~ Sally Mann

Clouds, fog
haze and colors.

Light. All sunrises are beautiful but this morning's one is special.

Day 4 Lopping, Path Found

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Enjoy It


"I work because I enjoy it."
~ Mary Tyler Moore

Listening, watching the birds nearby and the jets leaving  Asheville airport. 

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Monday, March 20, 2017

Love Makes the Ride Worthwhile


 "Love doesn't make the world go round, 
love is what makes the ride worthwhile." 
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning


Sunday, March 19, 2017

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Beauty, Inside and Out

Happy Birthday, Manny
“He is beauty, inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.” 
~ Marie Lu

Friday, March 17, 2017

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Hope Is Like the Sun


"Hope is like the sun, which, 
as we journey toward it, 
casts the shadow of our burden behind us."
~ Samuel Smiles



Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Gold of Truth


"Tragedy is like strong acid -
it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth."
~ D. H. Lawrence

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

As Close As

Happy Birthday, Rodney 

“ Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.”
~ Vietnamese Proverb

🎈 Watching the sunrise, I counted 4 pileated woodpeckers in this tree. 
Singing. Red heads gleamed with rising sun.

Monday, March 13, 2017

Be Mindful


“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” 
~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart


Friday, March 10, 2017

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Invisible Strength


"I was six when my mother taught me 
the art of invisible strength... 
'strongest wind cannot be seen.'"
~ Amy Tan


While watching the sunrise, I counted four pileated woodpeckers in this tree. You can seem them if you zoom. They were singing a resonant song. Chattering. And their red heads gleamed with the rising sun.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Dependent On Others


“We are dependent on others to become what we are.”
~ Siri Hustvedt 

Sunday, March 5, 2017

To Ask


"I do love praying. 
Like prier from French, 'to ask.'”
~ Pádraig Ó Tuama

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Hope Is A Gift


"Hope is a gift we give ourselves, 
and it remains when all else is gone."
~ Naomi Judd



Friday, March 3, 2017

Hearts and Minds


"We do not take pictures with our cameras, 
but with our hearts and minds."
~ Arnold Newman

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

More Worthy of Serious Attention


"Poetry is more philosophical 
and more worthy of serious attention 
than history."
~ Aristotle