One Quiet Moment

If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
       - Mahatma Gandhi

Who Says Seniors Don't Have a Sense of Humor?

Dating Ads for Seniors found in a Florida Newspaper.

You can say what you want about Florida, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving north. These are actual ads seen in ''The Villages''  Florida newspaper.


FOXY LADY : Sexy, fashion-conscious blue-haired beauty, 80's, slim, 5'4'
(used to be 5'6'), Searching for sharp-looking, sharp-dressing companion.
Matching white shoes and belt a plus.
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LONG-TERM COMMITMENT : Recent widow who has just buried 4th husband, Looking
for someone to round out a 6-unit plot. Dizziness, fainting, shortness of
breath not a problem.
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SERENITY NOW : I am into solitude, long walks, sunrises, the ocean, yoga and
meditation. If you are the silent type, let's get together, take our hearing
aids out and enjoy quiet times.
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WINNING SMILE : Active grandmother with original teeth seeking a dedicated
flossier to share rare steaks, corn on the cob and caramel candy.
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BEATLES OR STONES ? I still like to rock, still like to cruise in my Camaro
on Saturday nights and still like to play the guitar. If you were a groovy
chick, or are now a groovy hen, let's get together and listen to my 8-track
tapes.
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MEMORIES : I can usually remember Monday through Thursday. If you can
remember Friday, Saturday and Sunday, let's put our two heads together.
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My favorite.

MINT CONDITION : Male, 1932 model, high mileage, good condition, some hair,
many new parts including hip, knee, cornea, valves. Isn't in running
condition, but walks well.

One Quiet Moment

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.    Anne Frank

Spring is Here and So Are the Squirrels -- AGAIN!!!

Do pay attention to what you leave on the table!!!

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-- Oscar Wilde

Sky Watch

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
-- Seneca

Join us and share the beauty of your skies!!

One Quiet Moment

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storms, but to add color to my sunset sky.  Rabindranath Tagore

Happy Wednesday!!

Be like the bird, who halting in his flight on limb too slight,
         feels it give way beneath him, yet sings knowing he
         hath wings.
                                                                                          - Victor Hugo

Wishing all of you another lovely day with lots of beauty and laughter and love!!!

How About a Song for the Evening, Too!!!

 There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns
And the neighborhood birds are singing tonight as well!!


These guys are practicing for the Spring Concert!!  Well, except for the guy in the back who can't hit the high notes!!

Sending you lots of good wishes for the new week!! Enjoy!!

Our World!!

The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances.
Martha Washington

There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
George Santayana

Spring draws nearer each day, mostly in small ways, but they leave no doubt that it is in the air and all around us!!

One Quiet Moment

I go to nature to be  soothed and healed, and to have my senses
      put in order.          
                                                                      - John Burroughs

Sharing Brings New Friends!!

All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness
    within.
                                                                                 - Horace Friess

Wishing all of you a wonderful, happy day!! Enjoy!

One Quiet Moment

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many and not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
-- Charles Dickens

My Turtle Friends!! And for Some of You, a Smart Dog!!

It's back to some old pics -- Blogger is doing it's "naughty" again!!  Hope all of you have a great weekend!!

I'm so glad at least some of you can see this smart little guy!  My 95 year old friend sent this and some more really great animal shots and I did want to share them, but had trouble at first with Blogger -- but it seems that some of you are able to see him!! I thought it was a great smile to start the day with!!

One Quiet Moment

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Rabindranath Tagore

I'm Ready for More Music in the Park!!!

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. --Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
-- Seneca

Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration.
-- Evan Esar

Sky Watch Friday!!

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
       - Albert Einstein

I wasn't able to sign in -- not recognized they said!! Guess I was away longer than I realized!! But I am here!!!  Happy Sky Watching to you all!!

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
       - Frank Lloyd Wright

Happy Wednesday!!!

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus

Happiness is not a goal, but a by-product.
Eleanor Roosevelt

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns

Well, and maybe a cute, happy seagull or two!!

One Quiet Moment

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


Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.  Juvenal, Satires

It Won't Be Long Now!!!

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

One Quiet Moment

May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down.

Sara June Parker

At sunset/ Nature is painting for us... day after day... pictures of infinite beauty. 

John Ruskin

Ah, yes!! Even in winter!!