Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion. ~Author Unknown



We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb



All the windows of my heart I open to the day. ~John Greenleaf Whittier



You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. ~Joan Baez

That's My World -- Winter in Seattle

So, what's your world looking like these days? It's time again for That's My World, hosted each week by Klaus and the My World Team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and myself! Click on the icon and sign up to join in the fun of showing off what is special about your world. Please do read and follow the directions!!

We're well into the winter season, even though officially, winter doesn't begin for two more weeks. Last year we had a very unusual December for this area -- we had an incredible amount of snow that lasted -- not just a day or maybe two, which is the norm and certainly no more than an inch or two at the most -- last year we had nearly ten inches in many places and it lasted off and on for several weeks. The airport shut down, there was basically no public transportation and the big Christmas that we'd planned with two of my kids coming was very quickly trashed. Still, it had it's beautiful moments as all seasons do if you take the time to look. So, as a reminder, I thought I'd relive a little of last December!

Our deck and it's usual view were a wee bit different!



This is what a pissed off seagull looks like when his feeding area is buried and a cold wind is blowing across the Sound!



A thoroughly confused Mojo!



Adam reassuring the doggies that all is well!



Trees at the harbor last month.



Same trees after the snow last year.



But, you know what? It's still a beautiful world in spite of rain or snow. Yesterday morning I found this frost "painting" on the glass top table on our deck!



And the harbor is still beautiful with or without ice in the water and I wouldn't trade my world for another one anywhere!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards



As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do. ~Zachary Scott



Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. ~James Dean



In case you're wondering what this photo is -- it's the pattern that a heavy frost left on the glass top of a table on our deck.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb



You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. ~Ruth E. Renkl



Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting. ~Dr. Seuss

Pet Pride!

Guess what day it is? That's right! It's the day we all go play with Bozo at his swinging pad in Mumbai! So, shake it up, guys, and have your two-legged friend click on the icon and sign you in so we can get with it!

Actually, it's been a pretty dull week here in Seattle. The weather was nice some days and cold and rainy some, Mojo's Dad was out of town again -- and you know what that means! Yep, one CROWDED bed for Mom and me. I was so tired by the time Adam got home that I couldn't wait to take over MY MOM's bed!!



But, Mojo and I did have some fun on the deck while the sun was out and we spent some time chasing shadows! That's always fun! Didn't you think so, Mojo!



Yeah, it was pretty fun! I make a great shadow, don't I?



Yeah, I have to admit you do look pretty regal, you know, princess like! But, hey, I look look pretty cool, too, you know!



You do indeed, my man! I think we make a pretty handsome pair. It is too bad that you're so short though!

Well, I can't help that, but at least you can be sure that no one misses you in the pictures!!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. ~H.L. Mencken



Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. ~Charles Schulz



Carry laughter with you wherever you go. ~Hugh Sidey



Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects. ~Arnold Glasow



Hug someone your appreciation. ~Violet Gartenlicht



A hug delights and warms and charms,
that must be why God gave us arms.
~Author Unknown

Shadow Shot Sunday!!

Shadow shot is hosted each week by Tracy at Hey Harriet! Looking for shadows is great fun and challenging at times, depending on what time of year! Click on the icon, sign up and show us what kind of shadows you discover!

With not a lot of sun and cold temps as well, I tried to catch what I could inside the house during the few hours of sun that we had this past week! Always a little shadow, a little color if you look hard enough!



Little shadow here ....



Little shadow there ...



Oh, and over there!



Hey, who are those guys???



Ah, remember these days??

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. ~Benjamin Franklin



If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. ~Francois duc de la Rochefoucauld



Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece. ~Author Unknown



If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. ~Rita Mae Brown



Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. ~John Barrymore



Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne



Give and take : the last photo....

Gardens of life,
with upright folks,
holding on closely
to what is theirs;
Counting,
sometimes their riches,
sometimes their blessings,
and
at the fall
of dusk,
locking it all away
to open
again,
on another day.

But some gardens,
are blessed with
those
who also stand upright
but
open to the world;

"What is mine
is yours too;
come partake
freely
of nature's kindness
Sip the nectar...."
And the ballerina in yellow,
smiles,
leaps,
and lands daintily,
on her toes,
amidst a
carpet of white,
bows
hands outstretched,
and says
Thank you !
Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over The Hill at December 4, 2009 6:32 PM

Kids! No One Says it Better!

A friend of mine in London sent these to me and I think they have to be original and genuine. No adult is this creative!!

JACK (age 3)
was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister... After a while he asked: 'Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?'

MELANIE (age 5)
asked her Granny how old she was.. Granny replied she was so old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, 'If you don't remember you must look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six.'

STEVEN (age 3)
hugged and kissed his Mom good night. 'I love you so much that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window.'

BRITTANY (age 4)
had an ear ache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: 'How does it know it's me?'

SUSAN (age 4)
was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. 'Please don't give me this juice again,' she said, 'It makes my teeth cough..'

DJ (age 4)
stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: 'How much do I cost?'

CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, 'I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?'

MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: 'Why is he whispering in her mouth?'

TAMMY(age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked, 'Why doesn't your skin fit your face?'

JAMES (age 4)was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: 'The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt.' Concerned, James asked: 'What happened to the flea?'

The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget
...
This particular Sunday sermon....'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust...' He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

Sky Watch Friday!

So, how are your skies this December day? Click on the icon and join Sky Watch! Klaus and the Sky Watch team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and myself host Sky Watch every week and it's a marvelous opportunity to share the beauty of your skies with people from all over the world. Please do read and follow the directions!

Here in Seattle we've had a little of everything, but right now it is brilliantly sunny, not one cloud, but who knows what tomorrow will bring???

When I woke up this morning and staggered up the stairs to feed the dogs, I glanced out the window and couldn't believe my eyes! It was a full moon, beginning to fade in a cloudless sky! I barely caught these two shots, and to see them well at all, you need to click on them to embiggen, but it was a breathless moment!



How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir



I drove down to the harbor later to get a glimpse of snow on the Cascades, and again, not a cloud, just brilliant sunshine and blue skies!



But earlier this week we had our usual glorious sunsets!

The poetry of the earth is never dead. ~John Keats



Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran



The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir