Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern



I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom. ~Author Unknown



Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain



The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~Oscar Wilde



I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton



He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ~Epictetus



Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb

Shadow Shot Sunday!

It's Shadow Shot Sunday hosted by Tracy at Hey Harriet! Have to warn you that hunting for shadows is addictive, but it is fun! Click here to sign up and get addicted with the rest of us!

That window of ours in the basement is becoming a shadow treasure trove as the sun's position shifts a little each day. Here is a music box as seen through my favorite green vase. A shadow on a shadow on another shadow!



And shadow striped Sam Schnauzer!



Playing with my new camera I tried some macro shots.





My favorite wrought iron plant stand -- empty for now.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~Kahlil Gibran



Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius



Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. ~George Eliot



As we grow old, the beauty steals inward. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

What Drinking Will Do!! Reminder for the Weekend!

Remember this the next time you go out on the town!

6 Beers



2 Glasses of Wine



Too Many Margaritas



3 Kamikazies



7 Rum and Coke



1 Large Purple Haze



3 Martinis



1 Bottle of Tequila

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. ~Benjamin Franklin



Chase down your passion like it's the last bus of the night. ~Glade Byron Addams



Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Attributed to Howard Thurman



Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. ~Honoré de Balzac



Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. ~Emily Kimbrough



Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings. ~Miles Franklin

Sky Watch Friday!

There are Autumn skies now and while we look back wistfully at the lovely Summer skies, there is so much beauty everywhere in the sky, regardless of the season. So join Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and Louise and the rest of us from all over the world, join us and share the beauty of your skies! Click here to sign up and share it all!


We've had our usual beautiful sunsets recently and I never tire of them because although the colors and the shape of the clouds may be similar, they are all unique and beautiful -- just as all people are unique and beautiful, each in their own way.
The first two are -- as usual, taken from our deck a couple of evenings ago.

 

 

The last three are a nostalgic look back at a lovely summer on the Sound where I found myself on numerous ferries as family and friends and I visited some of the beautiful and fun places in our part of the world.

That is Port Townsend in the background.



I love the sailing ships against the blue sky!

 

And this is one of the marvelous ferries.

 

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
Kahlil Gibran



The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.
Kahlil Gibran



Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
Rabindranath Tagore



Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation. Rabindranath Tagore



Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
Rabindranath Tagore

Help for Flood Victims in India

I found the following information on the blogsite of my dear friend, Sujatha, at http://blogpourri.blogspot.com/. If you feel you can help in any way, please do. There are so many who are homeless and in need.

Donating Toward Flood Relief in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Following a prolonged period of drought, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been ravaged by floods triggered by torrential rain over the past few days. Around 250 people have died and about 2.5 million have been rendered homeless.

Mallika, who reads Blogpourri and often leaves some lovely and thoughtful comments, suggested putting up some information - for those interesting in helping - about aid organizations accepting donations toward flood relief and she provided the following details.

If you live in the United States and would like to help, you can donate online at http://www.aidindia.org/.

If you live in Bangalore (donations could be in cash or in the form of items such as groceries, blankets, medicine), these organizations and contact numbers may be useful:


http://www.sochara.org/

http://www.headstreams.org/


Specifically, the contacts are:

1. Community Health Cell, 85/2, Ist Main, Maruthi Nagara, Madiwala, Bengaluru – 560068 (Contact Persons: Pushpa 9449070223)

2. Janarogya Andolana Karnataka C/o CHC, Madiwala (Contact: Obalesh - 9740524128)


3. Headstreams (contact: Naveen Thomas 9342858056, 080-25200318)

4. Association for India’s Development (AID India) (Contact: Guru – 9845294184; Prasanna – 9916937280

As with all things internet-based, please verify the information and proceed only if you are absolutely comfortable doing so.

New Wine from California

California vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic.

It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night.

The new wine will be marketed as


PINO MORE

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE



I just could not help it.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind. ~ T. S. Eliot



Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. ~ Billy Wilder



Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. ~ Joyce Brothers



The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. ~ Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations, 1988

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson



Wisdom outweighs any wealth. ~ Sophocles