One Quiet Moment

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
       - Thich Nhat Hanh

Happy Sunday!!

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. ~Gerard de Nerval

Wishing each of you a wonderful, peaceful Sunday filled with love and laughter, beauty and joy! Make the most of every moment!!

Happy Saturday!! Have a Great Weekend!!

Do you like some of my birthday flowers?? I love them!!!

I wanted to share a great video with you from the 50s but can't add it here, but I am enclosing the web address and hope you can visit the site!! It's priceless!!  You can click on the address here, but if that doesn't work you can type it into your own computer! It's worth the time!!!
http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu

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

Some More Cute Babies and Their Moms!

Sky Watch Friday!!

Welcome to Sky Watch!!  A wonderful opportunity to see and share the beautiful skies of our world!  It's hard to believe we are already approaching Fall!!  Where does the time go?? I do know that the older I get, the more rapidly it flies!!  So, let's make a point of enjoying every day and every days beautiful skies!!

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-- Margaret B. Runbeck

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
-- Margaret Fuller

The best portion of a good man's life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
-- William Wordsworth

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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

A Little History for the Day!! Well, Sort of History????

Hellmann's Mayonnaise

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England.  In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port-o'- call for the great ship after its stop in New York. 

This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico.  But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York.  The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.

The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss.  Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.

WHAT???  You expected something educational??? Serious?? Surely not from me just after a birthday?

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When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves.  ~David Orr

Smile! It's Tuesday!!

Thank you for all the wonderful good wishes for a great birthday!! It was great indeed and I'm surrounded by beautiful flowers, cards and I'm breathless with appreciation to all of you for such an awesome birthday!!

One Quiet Moment

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

Happy Monday and a Beautiful World!!

Today is my 81st birthday and I am celebrating still being around with family and dear friends, but I'll return to Our World next week!!  I hope all of you have a wonderful new week!! Laugh, love, enjoy and make the most of every minute!!!

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

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In summer, the song sings itself.
                                                             - William Carlos Williams

Mother Nature Gone Wild!!

Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)

Hooker’s Lips (Psychotria Elata)

Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)

And a group of Naked Men Orchids!!

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I count myself lucky, having long ago won a lottery paid to me in seven sunrises a week for life. ~Robert Brault,

A Few Giggles to Start the Weekend!!

Have a fun weekend with lots of giggles and lots of beauty -- wherever you can find them!!

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

The Missing Wife -- Sound Familiar???

Husband :- I lost my wife, she went shopping & hasn't come back yet.
Inspector :- What is her height?Husband :-I never checked.
Inspector :- Slim or healthy?.
Husband :- Not slim, can be healthy.
Inspector :- Color of eyes?
Husband :- Never noticed.
Inspector :- Color of hair?
Husband :- Changes according to season.
Inspector :- What was she wearing?
Husband :- Not sure whether it was a dress or a suit.
Inspector :- Was she driving?
Husband :- yes.
Inspector :- color of the car? . . . . .
Husband :- black Audi A8 with supercharged 3.0 litre V6 engine generating 333 horse power teamed with an eight-speed tiptronic automatic transmission with manual mode. And it has full LED     headlights, which use light emitting diodes for all light functions and has a very thin scratch on the front left door......................and then the husband started crying...
Inspector:- Don't worry sir,.....We will find your car.

Sky Watch Friday!!

Welcome to Sky Watch!! Time to share the beauty, the drama and the wonder of our skies!!  Join us and enjoy the beauty from all over the world!!
We've had quite a variety of skies lately but they are always beautiful!!

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. --Buddha

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. Lillian Dickson

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back. Charlie Brown

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We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children.   David Bower

Remember to Eat Your Banana!!

And More Bananas!!

 

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May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I'm looking down!  Sara June Parker

How About This Advice for the Day!!!

  Meet Mary Everett, 102 years old. She says she has not been to the doctor since she was   in her 40's.What's her secret to good health?

“For better digestion I drink beer, in the case of appetite loss I drink white wine, in the case of low blood pressure I drink red wine, in the case of high blood pressure I drink scotch, and when I have a cold I drink schnapps.”  When asked "do you drink water?”  She replied “I've never been that sick!”
Hey, I think I'm going with her!!!

Our World!!

A trip to Seattle and a visit to an art festival! Always fun, particularly if you enjoy "people watching" as well as the art!!

Welcome to Our World!!  Join us and share the beauty, the interesting aspects and the fun of your world!!

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The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live. --Bertrand Russell

Happy Sunday!!

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. — Henri Nouwen

From one of my favorite places -- the Japanese Gardens!

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Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.  Seymour Miller/Jill Jackson