Courage

My sun through the iris plants

My ivy and thyme kiss along the stone steps

"Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway."

 ~ John Wayne

(It is John Wayne's birthday today. He was my Daddy's favorite actor. Recently while playing Words With Friends with my baby brother in Hawaii, we messaged dialogue to each other from the Duke's film Big Jake. But I digress...)

We begin anew. Photo.

No need to forget yesterday. We live in the present. And look at what we got to work with... Photo.

Downloading my sunrise photos feels like opening Christmas presents... EVERY day.

Courage

Dawn's fire

"Take chances, make mistakes.

 That's how you grow.

 Pain nourishes your courage. 

You have to fail in order 

to practice being brave."

 ~ Mary Tyler Moore

Show Some Courage

Waiting for the sun to rise, I walked around the house. My oriental lilies are spectacular this year. Gifts. Bursts of yellow & orange. Like the sun...

"You learn you can do your best
even when it’s hard,
even when you’re tired
and maybe hurting a little bit.
It feels good to show some courage."
~ Joe Namath

Guess everyone knows about my sunrise addiction, huh?

Lion For a Day

"It’s better to be a lion for a day
than a sheep all your life."
~ Elizabeth Kenny