Golden Progress

"The heavenly-harness'd team 

Begins his golden progress in the east."

~ William Shakespeare, King Henry IV

Some mornings, it is all bending light.

Making Peace

"Never, never let the sun go down 

without making peace. 

Never, never, never!"

~ Pope Francis

Jewel of Strength

"Women are blessed with a jewel of strength 

that glows all the time."

~ Judith Jamison

Physics of Vulnerability

"If we are brave enough often enough, 

we will fall; this is the physics of vulnerability."

~ Brené Brown

Youthful, Hopeful Eyes

"All things in this world

must be seen with youthful, hopeful eyes."

~ Henry David Thoreau

Hidden in the Heart

"A seed hidden in the heart 

of an apple is an orchard invisible."

~ Welsh Proverb

I feel the disconnect
but have no words
to bridge the chasm.

So I will wait for time
to build what we need.

Drowsy With Harmony

"When Love speaks, 

the voice of all the gods 

makes heaven drowsy with the harmony."

~ William Shakespeare

Free Love

"Free love? 

Is there any other kind of love?"

~ Walt Whitman

Believe In The Light

“You can overcome whatever is going on around you if you believe in the light that lives within you.” 

~ Justine Edward

Where Sunlight Streams

"Big Wheels roll through fields

where sunlight streams."

~ Bruce Springsteen

Land of Hope and Dreams

Breath of Kindness

"A friend is one to whom one may pour out 

all the contents of one's heart, 

chaff and grain together, 

knowing that gentle hands 

will take and sift it, 

keep what's worth keeping, 

and with a breath of kindness, 

blow the rest away."

~ George Eliot

This month makes 10 years that I have been watching the sunrise off my back deck and sharing the photographs I capture with you.

It is astonishing that 10 years have past so quickly. Where did the time go? It just evaporated like dew on the front grass.

Reviewing my archive makes me happy and I invite you to do so. I feel so grateful and lucky to be here and have this to share and can write this from my heart. And I am smiling because no two sunrises are alike and life is so good.

A Gift to the Next Generation

"If I were given the opportunity 

to present a gift to the next generation, 

it would be the ability for each individual 

to learn to laugh at himself." 

~ Charles M. Schulz

When I rush, I make mistakes. I get careless, I miss things. Basically, I reveal my human-ness.

When I blunder, I envision my parents in heaven shaking their heads. I hear my mom scold, "Didn't we tell you to always do your best?"

Yes, Mom, you did. 

Now that I am older, I realize my parents were not telling me that mistakes were bad, they were just trying to teach me that if you do things with care, you are less likely to make mistakes. As usual, they were just trying to make life easier and protect me.

Besides, I agree with Gretchen Rubin who said people "don't notice your mistakes as much as you think." My husband Steven seems to echo this thought. He played bass and sang with a local garage band and said if you're performing live, "When you hit a clam, just keep playing."

Keep going. Don't let mistakes stop you.

So this morning, while photographing the sunrise, I missed a shot and my parents and their lessons on mistakes came to mind. My heart said to the sky, "I don't like to make mistakes, but they do help me to do things better next time."

As I write this, I am looking at the sky's colors. The sunlight on my face sure feels like my mom's laughter. The wind is my Dad's smile.