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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.George Bernard Shaw |
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| It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream. Bern Williams |
Sylvia's world in thoughts and pictures
I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
Monday, October 17, 2011
Our World Tuesday!!
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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/ We've continued to have some gray and chilly days, some sunny pleasant ones, fog, and flaming sunsets. The temps are mild and it is a beautiful time of the year in Seattle. Some good friends from Portland were in town and took me to our favorite place -- Pikes Market, where I got a new shot of one of my favorite things -- the colorful peppers! Hope you enjoy a peek at my part of Our World today! Have a wonderful week!! |
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| In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. John Adams |
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| Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. Mark Twain |
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| Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! Pericles (430 B.C.) |
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| Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it. Anonymous |
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| What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995) |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
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Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. Mother Teresa |
Pets Forever!
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| 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!! |
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| What do you mean, I need to have my eyebrows trimmed?? I can see just fine and besides, I had a whole body trim just a week or so ago! |
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Shadow Shot Sunday!
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| Get out the magnifying glass, get into your best sleuthing clothes and start prowling your environment looking for those wonderful, but sometimes elusive shadows. This fun and challenging meme is hosted each week by Tracy over at Hey Harriet! Click on the link under the blog title and sign up to play!! I hope you are all enjoying Fall's arrival! As usual we've had a little of it all weather wise, but the temps are still pretty mild and we still have lots of color everywhere!! Enjoy your weekend!! |
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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein |
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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. Oscar Wilde |
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To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. Reba McEntire |
Friday, October 14, 2011
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. Click on the web address under the blog title and sign up to play with us! The second pic was taken from a tour bus I was on a few weeks back and if you look closely you can see the reflection of the bus driver's hands on the wheel. Looks like he's driving through the water! I had no idea I had caught these reflections until I started going through some photos yesterday. I thought it was kind of cool! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! |
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Come forth into the light of things; Let nature be your Teacher. William Wordsworth |
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Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. Danny Kaye |
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Joseph Addison |
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Life is nothing without friendship. Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sky Watch Friday!
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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 of Sandy, Wren and me. 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! Click on the address under the post title to be taken to the SWF website where you can sign up. We have had a little of everything this week -- once again! From driving rain, and dark, brooding skies, to gorgeous sunsets, and fantastic cloud formations and blue skies and, of course, all of those are the backdrop for the changing colors! It has been beautiful! Hope you all have a wonderful week with lots of love and laughter and beauty!! |
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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees. Faith Baldwin |
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Nature does nothing uselessly. Aristotle |
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| 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. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
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Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you. Wally 'Famous' Amos |
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Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Kahlil Gibran |
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| Of all things you wear, your expression is the most important. Anon |
Toliet Seat Chuckle -- Be Careful Where You Sit!
She came in and undressed to take a shower. Before getting in the shower, she sat on the toilet. As she tried to stand up, she realized that the not-quite-dry epoxy paint had glued her to the toilet seat.
About that time, Charlie got home and realized her predicament.
They both pushed and pulled without any success whatsoever.
Finally, in desperation, Charlie undid the toilet seat bolts. Lucy wrapped a sheet around herself and Charlie drove her to the hospital emergency room.
The ER Doctor got her into a position where he could study how to free her (Try to get a mental picture of this.).
Lucy tried to lighten the embarrassment of it all by saying, "Well, Doctor, I'll bet you've never seen anything like this before."The Doctor replied, "Actually, I've seen lots of them......I just never saw one mounted and framed."
And the shot for the day!
Man's Best Friend!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
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Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile. William Cullen Bryant |
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Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. Lillian Dickson |
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| Where there is love there is life.Indira Gandhi |
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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.