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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
Samuel Smiles

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.   Carlos Castaneda
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.   Henry Ward Beecher

17 comments:

genie said...

Our skies here are still bouncing from gray to blue with the winds and the 5 mountain wildfires. Things are a bit quieter tonight and it does not smell as bad. Love these shots, and your quotes this week really touched home with me. Hope all is well out there. Hope to visit in August. genie

Nature Rambles said...

Your sky shots are stunning...as always! Loved the quotes too. We have cloudy days and sudden showers. Our skies couldn't have been grayer.

Maude Lynn said...

Lovely skies!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love the Castenada quote. It'll come in handy.

magiceye said...

beautiful!!!!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

are those birds on the mountain? I saw some yesterday, but they didn't show up on my camera.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Gorgeous photos---all of them... And the quotes are perfect...

Love that last quote on happiness... TERRIFIC.
Hugs,
Betsy

momto8 said...

beautiful! and common...

Tes said...

Hi Sylvia, your header really cracked me up -so cute! Hahaha. Lovely sky photos!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Lovely skies once again, Sylvia complemented by your great quotes. Enjoy the rest of the week!

Mina fotostunder said...

Så vackra bilder och fina citat...tack!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

SYLVIA, YOU LIVE IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PART OF OUR COUNTRY AND THE IMAGES PROVE IT, THE MOUNTAIN SCENE...MAGICAL~

Cezar and Léia said...

Magnificent set of skies and beautiful quotations today, thanks so much for these lights!
Léia

Unknown said...

Hello to more good series, it can perceive the soul of the wind
and like playing with sunlight caresses the soul with a gentle whisper.
Very good photos.
Greetings. -

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

Great quotes, they make me smile. Your send photo looks like a lovely place Sylvia.

TexWisGirl said...

i like the 2nd set. the birds in the photo were a nice surprise.

George said...

The picture of the mountain is marvelous. I really like the quote under it as well.

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