I miss you Sam!!

I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Shadow Shot Sunday!!

Come play with us and the shadows!!
Your hosts are:
Magical Mystical Teacher

Rose
(chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman



Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
Leo Buscagl

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

Friday, December 7, 2012

Weekend Reflections!!

Weekend Reflections is hosted by James each week beginning Friday at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time. It's another wonderful way of opening your eyes to new and different kinds of beauty. Click on the web address under the blog title and sign up to play with us!
With the holiday trip to Oregon and moving back there in early spring, I haven't had the time or ability to get out for many new shots, so I hope you'll bear with me and some repeats of favorites!  Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend as the holidays approach!!

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates

A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
Herb Caen

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Sky Watch!!

Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by  the Sky Watch team of  Sandy and I. And this week as every week, we remember Klaus and know that he joins us in spirit! Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week!  http://skyley.blogspot.com/
 I do love the variety of our skies from one extreme to another!!  One never gets bored just looking up!!
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus



By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Every Cat Should Have a Dog!!!








How about these to help start  -- or end the day with a smile!!!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

There is just one life for each of us: our own.
Euripides

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry David Thoreau

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.
Katharine Graham

Do You Remember???





Well, if you do you're older than dirt --  just like me!!!

Monday, December 3, 2012

Our World!!

Time for "Our World" again! This is a wonderful way to find the beauty, the fun, the good and even the bad things about Our World and to share them! Hope you will join us! Click on the link  to go to the Our World site and sign up!!
http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/ 
I haven't been able to get out with the camera lately -- things have been busy and the weather has been junky -- SO, as I was going through my photo files, I realized that in April I will be moving back to Portland, Oregon!! And while I am happy about that, it was fun remembering my first birthday in Seattle when my son, Adam, took me on a fantastic flight all around the Seattle area! AND as the birthday gal, I got to sit in the co-pilot seat!!  It was one of the most fun birthdays ever!!!  Hope you enjoy!

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
William James

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.Joan Collins

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama

Oh, yes!! It was a fun day!!!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

Pets Forever!!

Hey guys, get up off your tush and lets go see Bozo over at his pad in Mumbai! It's always a fun time when we all get together and talk about what's been happin', Bro! You know? Get your human to click on the Post Title, that'll take them to the website where you can sign up! I'll be waiting for you!!

OK Guys, This is me today! Kind of shaggy, huh?

Well, this will be me on Wednesday when I get a haircut! Pretty darn handsome, huh!!!  Only two weeks to go and we're off to Portland!!! Yipppeeee!!!!!

What Can I Say?

What Can I Say?
I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.

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