Sky Watch Friday!

Another week, another marvelous look at skies from all over the world! Sky Watch Friday is hosted each week by Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and Louise. Click here to sign up and share the beauty of your skies with us!



We've had beautiful weather the past few days, very warm, blue skies. But late in the afternoon on Monday some soft, pastel clouds began to move in and as the evening moved on and the sun dropped lower the colors became more vivid and voila! another beautiful sunset!!



This shot was taken of the same area, just fifteen minutes later. The shape of the clouds were almost identical, just the colors had changed, deepened.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld



If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. ~David Carradine

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings



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

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. ~Confucius



With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. ~Jan Glidewell



Don't let the past steal your present. ~Cherralea Morgen

Maxine's Love Making Tips For Seniors

1. Wear your glasses.
TO make sure your partner is actually in the bed..

2. Set timer for 3 minutes,
In case you doze off in the middle.

3. Set the mood with lighting.
(Turn them ALL OFF!)

4. Make sure you put 911 on your speed dial before you begin.

5. Write partner's name on your hand in case you can't remember.

6... Use extra polygrip so your teeth don't end up under the bed.

7. Have Tylenol ready in case you actually complete the act..

8. Make all the noise you want...
The neighbors are deaf too.

9. If it works, call everyone you know with the good news!!

10. Don't even think about trying it twice. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'OLD' IS WHEN...
Your sweetie says, 'Let's go upstairs And make love,' and you answer, 'Pick one; I can't do both!'

'OLD' IS WHEN...
Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes And you're barefoot.

'OLD' IS WHEN...
Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.

'OLD' IS WHEN....
You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

'OLD' IS WHEN...
You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police .

'OLD' IS WHEN..
'Getting a little action' means you don't need to take any fiber today.

'OLD' IS WHEN...
'Getting lucky' means you find your car in the parking lot.

'OLD' IS WHEN...
An 'all nighter' means not getting up to use the bathroom.

AND

'OLD' IS WHEN...
You are not sure if these are facts or jokes?

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ~M. Kathleen Casey



Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom. ~Taki



If you're going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill



The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~James Openheim



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

ABC Wednesday -- J!

Time to practice your ABC's and today is the J Day! And Mrs. Denise Nesbitt is the teacher who gives you that very opportunity each week on ABC Wednesday! Click on her name to sign up and show us how smart you are!

J is for Jewelry!

 

And J is for the Jump Start Program where I volunteer!

 

And J is for Jacaranda tree! One of the loveliest trees that I found in Mexico when I lived in San Miguel de Allende.



And J is for Jump for Joy! Every day!
I'm adding this note because so many of you have commented on this shot -- I wish I could claim to have taken it, but a friend sent it to me and it was so perfect for the day, I just had to include it. Should have made that clear to begin with -- just assumed you guys would know that I'm not that good of a photographer!

Reminder for the Day!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don't just because you can.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands..
If it changes your life, let it.
Kiss slowly.
Forgive quickly..
God never said life would be easy.
He just promised it would be worth it.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. ~Aristotle



In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer



A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. ~Arnold H. Glasgow



The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elisabeth Foley



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

That's My World -- Japanese Garden - Portland

Remember today is World Peace Day!





Come share your world with us! That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and Louise! Click here to sign up, join the fun and show us what is beautiful and unique to your world.

When I lived in Portland one of the breathtaking places I loved to visit was the Japanese Gardens. As you know, I had nothing but a point and click in those days and rarely had even that one with me at any given time, but these are from Google and they truly capture the unbelievable beauty of this incredible place. They don't need any words from me, just enjoy the beauty! Click on any of the shots to embiggen and see more detail.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner. ~Colette



Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering



Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston



Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ~M. Kathleen Casey

Pet Pride

Hey, my friends! Let's all head over to Bozo's and talk over the week we've had! What you say? Click here to sign up, wag your tail and have some fun.

Here I am, Mojo the Most, watching for Daddy because we're going to the beach again!



I'm not going to the beach because I got too messy last time and now me and my beard need some serious clean-up. Mom is taking me to get a haircut on Wednesday! Just wait until you see how great I look next week!



Sam isn't going to the beach because he's a wuss and doesn't like get in the water and swim and fetch tree limbs like I do! Take a look at these shots!!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
-Elizabeth Kubler-Ross



No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
-Eleanor Roosevelt



Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)



The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.
Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670



Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Doug Larson

Shadow Shot Sunday!

Shadow Shot Sunday is delightfully hosted by Tracy at Hey Harriet and it's a great way to have fun with your camera -- well, actually it becomes more like an obsession, but I won't go into that right now! Just click here, sign up become obsessed like the rest of us!



I have a little of everything today. This first shot is in front of our house -- lovely natural tree shadows and high tech that invades everything these days. No, I'm not complaining -- I would have none of these toys without high tech! Just an observation!

 

This is a lamp post on the main street of the little town in Texas where my grandparents lived and where I spent my summers as a child. And, no, it didn't look exactly like this then -- it's been dressed up a a bit even though it isn't much larger than it was when I was little. They were having a street fair the day one of my cousins took this shot to send to me.

 

Last, but not least, my favorite color shadow along with a chair back -- I was rearranging furniture, had to stop and run get the camera.

 

Have a great day!