Good Things

 "I believe that good things 

come to those who work."

~ Wilt Chamberlain

Independence

"Independence is happiness."

~ Susan B. Anthony

Lopping Day 5, So Much More to Do

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

Enjoy It

"I work because I enjoy it."

~ Mary Tyler Moore

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

Believes

"Man is what he believes."

~ Anton Chekhov

Love Makes the Ride Worthwhile

 "Love doesn't make the world go round, 

love is what makes the ride worthwhile." 

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Set Wide the Window

“Set wide the window. 

Let me drink the day.” 

~ Edith Wharton

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

Care and Diligence

"Care and diligence bring luck."

~ Thomas Fuller

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

Gold of Truth

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

~ D. H. Lawrence

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.

Be Mindful

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” 

~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

What Love Is

"If I know what love is, it is because of you."

~ Hermann Hesse

Reflect Innocently

"I tried to reflect innocently."

~ Alice Neel

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.

Dependent On Others

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

~ Siri Hustvedt 

To Ask

"I do love praying. 

Like prier from French, 'to ask.'”

~ Pádraig Ó Tuama

Hope Is A Gift

"Hope is a gift we give ourselves, 

and it remains when all else is gone."

~ Naomi Judd

Hearts and Minds

"We do not take pictures with our cameras, 

but with our hearts and minds."

~ Arnold Newman

Teach Us to Soar

"Only dreamers can teach us to soar."

~ Anne Marie Pierce

More Worthy of Serious Attention

"Poetry is more philosophical 

and more worthy of serious attention 

than history."

~ Aristotle