Come play with us and the shadows!!
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The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| The world will never starve for wonder, but only for want of wonder. G.K. Chesterson |
Sylvia's world in thoughts and pictures
I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Shadow Shot Sunday!!
Friday, June 28, 2013
Weekend Reflection
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| 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. |
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| The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Sky Watch!!
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| 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 led by Yogi, Sandy and Sylvia. 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/ |
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| We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. William Hazlett |
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| After a thundershower, the weather takes a pledge and signs it with a rainbow. Thomas Bailey Aldrich |
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| Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
One Quiet Moment
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| Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present. Babtundi Oltunji |
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
One Quiet Moment
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| One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
Having a Bad Day??
So you think you're having a bad day...
then you step outside of your house...
look up into
the Beautiful blue sky...
and see this !!!!!
All of a sudden, that smile comes back to your face and you say to yourself
Now that's a big ass balloon !!!
and things don't seem quite so bad !!!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
One Quiet Moment
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| Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are. Markus Zusak |
Ah! At Last! Blonde MEN Jokes!!
A friend told the blonde man: “Christmas is on a Friday this year.”
The blonde man then said, “Let’s hope it’s not the 13th.”
Two blonde men find three grenades, and they decide to take them to a police station.
One asked: ”What if one explodes before we get there?”
The other says: “We’ll lie and say we only found two.”
A woman phoned her blonde neighbor man and said: “Close your curtains the next time you and your wife are having sex. The whole street was watching and laughing at you yesterday.”
To which the blonde man replied: “Well the joke’s on all of you because I wasn’t even at home yesterday.”
A blonde man is in the bathroom and his wife shouts: “Did you find the shampoo?”
He answers, “Yes, but I’m not sure what to do…it’s for dry hair, an I’ve just wet mine
A blonde man goes to the vet with his goldfish. “I think it’s got epilepsy,” he tells the vet. The vet takes a look and says, “It seems calm enough to me”. The blonde man says, “Wait, I haven’t taken it out of the bowl yet”.
A blonde man spies a letter lying on his doormat. It says on the envelope “DO NOT BEND”. He spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pick it up.
A blonde man shouts frantically into the phone, “My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only to minutes apart!”
“Is this her first child?” asks the Doctor.
“No” he shouts,, “this is her husband!”
A blonde man was driving home, drunk as a skunk. Suddenly he has to swerve to avoid a tree, then another, then another. A cop pulls him over, so he tells the cop about the trees in the road. The cop says, “That’s your air freshener swinging about.”
A blonde man’s dog goes missing and he is frantic. His wife says “Why don’t you put an ad in the paper?”
He does, but two weeks later the dog is still missing.
“What did you put in the paper?” his wife asks.
“Here boy!” He replies.
A blonde man is in jail. Guard looks in his cell and see him hanging by his feet. “Just WHAT are you doing?” he asks.
“Hanging myself,” the blond replies.
“It should be around your neck” says the guard.
“I tried that,” he replies, “but then I couldn’t breathe”.
(This actually makes sense)
An Italian tourist asks a blonde man: “Why do Scuba divers fall backwards off their boats?”
To which the blonde man replies ”If they fell forward, they’d sill be in the boat.”
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Shadow Shot Sunday!!
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Come play with us and the shadows!!
Your hosts are:Magical Mystical Teacher Rose (chubskulit) Gemma Wiseman http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/ |
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| There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein |
Friday, June 21, 2013
Weekend Reflections
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| 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. |
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| Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley |
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| Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come. Japanese Proverb |
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Sky Watch
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| 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 led by Yogi, Sandy and Sylvia. 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/ |
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
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| People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.George Matthew Allen |
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| A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home. Anonymous |
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
One Quiet Moment
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| There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness John Buchan |
New Definitions for the Day!
These fit so well they should be in the dictionary.
ADULT:
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.
CHICKENS:
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE:
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF:
Cold Storage.
INFLATION:
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO:
An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN:
A grape with a sunburn.
SECRET:
Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON:
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE:
The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.
And MY Personal Favorite!!
WRINKLES:
Something other people have, similar to my character lines.
ADULT:
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.
CHICKENS:
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE:
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF:
Cold Storage.
INFLATION:
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO:
An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN:
A grape with a sunburn.
SECRET:
Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON:
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE:
The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.
And MY Personal Favorite!!
WRINKLES:
Something other people have, similar to my character lines.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
One Quiet Moment
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Ralph Waldo
Ralph Waldo
How About This for a Vacation Photo!!!
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| Look at the woman's expression!! I bet you wouldn't forget this one!!! |
Monday, June 17, 2013
Our World
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| 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/ |
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| A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. Jim Morrison |
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| It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust |
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| I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. Robert Brault |
Sunday, June 16, 2013
One Quiet Moment
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| Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. Dr. Dale Turner |
Ah, No One Says it Like Kids!!
Two old friends, on a plane returning home, talking about church and a whole lot of political things.
Being a US Congressman, my friend visits a lot of different churches in the area throughout the year, and he told me of what happened in a local church this past Easter.
It made me roll with laughter, to the point of tears. The pastor of this Baptist church had called all of the little children, dressed in their cute Easter outfits, to the front of the church and had them sit around him. He said, "Today is Easter, and you all look so handsome and beautiful. Today we're going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?" One little boy raised his hand, and the pastor held the microphone in front of him and said, "Please, tell us what the resurrection is." The little boy, proud of himself because he knew the answer, said in a clear, loud voice "When you get one lasting more than four hours, you gotta call a doctor!" It took a solid five minutes before the pastor could speak again. There was so much laughter going on that his sermon was probably forgotten . . . you can bet that little boy's voice won't be forgotten anytime soon!
Being a US Congressman, my friend visits a lot of different churches in the area throughout the year, and he told me of what happened in a local church this past Easter.
It made me roll with laughter, to the point of tears. The pastor of this Baptist church had called all of the little children, dressed in their cute Easter outfits, to the front of the church and had them sit around him. He said, "Today is Easter, and you all look so handsome and beautiful. Today we're going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?" One little boy raised his hand, and the pastor held the microphone in front of him and said, "Please, tell us what the resurrection is." The little boy, proud of himself because he knew the answer, said in a clear, loud voice "When you get one lasting more than four hours, you gotta call a doctor!" It took a solid five minutes before the pastor could speak again. There was so much laughter going on that his sermon was probably forgotten . . . you can bet that little boy's voice won't be forgotten anytime soon!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Shadow Shot Sunday!!
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Come play with us and the shadows!!
Your hosts are:Magical Mystical Teacher Rose (chubskulit) Gemma Wiseman http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/ |
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| To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon the hills is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austin |
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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. Raymond Lindquist |
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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.