How About Another Look Back!!

Construction of the Statue of Liberty in 1884

Leo Tolstoy tells a story to his grandchildren in 1909.

New York 's Times Square in 1911

Child laborers in 1880

Southwest Airlines stewardesses in 1962

Sky Watch Friday!!

Welcome to Sky Watch and a chance to enjoy and share beautiful skies from all over the world!! They will take your breath away!! Enjoy

You must not blame me if I talk to the clouds. - Henry David Thoreau

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be? — it is the same the angels breathe. ~Mark Twain

One Quiet Moment

Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.--James Freeman Clarke

Ah, Happy Dogs for the Day!!

If these don't start your day with a grin and a giggle, go back to bed!!!

Can you tell I still miss my Sam Schnauzer!!  Have a beautiful day!!

One Quiet Moment

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. ~Rachel Carson

Think You're Having a Bad Day??? Think Again!!

Now, don't you feel better and ready for a new day!!!

Our World!!

Welcome to Our World!!  Time to share the beauty and the interesting things about your world and enjoy others as well!! Have a wonderful new week!!

A visit to our beautiful Mount Hood and then reminders of a wonderful Dahlia Festival earlier this summer. Enjoy!!

The silence of nature is very real.   It surrounds you . . . you
        can feel it ! - Ted Trueblood

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Marie Curie

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

One Quiet Moment

You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”  - William W. Purkey
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Lovely Flowers for a Happy Sunday!!

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

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
-- Phillips Brooks

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Benjamin Franklin

One Quiet Moment

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

Happy Weekend!!!

Here are some sweet critters to wish you a very Happy Weekend from me!!  Enjoy, find reasons to laugh, look for the beauty that is everywhere if we choose to see it!! Listen to your favorite music, spend time with friends or your kids or both! And most important be grateful for your world!!

If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. --John Templeton

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow.
                                                                - Marya Mannes  

Each season has its joys to treasure, to lift one's spirits and bring us pleasure.

 

One Quiet Moment

I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!
        - Jerry Van Amerongen

Wishing all of you a lovely evening and a wonderful weekend!

Enjoy!!

I Had a Fun One to Share But -----

You know -- the same old problem !! I was the only one that could see it!! I've removed it and will try to get another post up soon.

Thank you for your patience!! Have a wonderful Friday and a beautiful weekend!! 

 

Sky Watch!!

Welcome to this weeks Sky Watch!!  Come see beautiful skies from all over the world and share yours with us!! Hope all of you have a wonderful, beautiful weekend!!

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. ~John Vance Cheney

How bravely Autumn paints upon the sky
The gorgeous fame of Summer which is fled!
~Thomas Hood

One Quiet Moment

I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die....
~Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Cloud"

Enjoy a Beautiful Day!!

It's hard to believe the summer is nearly over and autumn will be creeping in on us all too soon!!  I'm looking back today!!

Nature is my medicine. ~Sara Moss-Wolfe

Have a beautiful day filled with love and laughter!!

One Quiet Moment

To fly up to the sky and watch the earth is beautiful; to fly down to the earth and watch the sky is even more beautiful! ~Mehmet Murat ildan

Favorite Places to Stroll

Revisiting my favorite spots -- and it's always fun!!  So much beauty!!

An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.          
                                                                   - Henry David Thoreau

Delight in the beauty that surrounds you.

Flowers are heaven's masterpiece.
                                                                            - Dorothy Parker

Flowers are like human beings . . . they thrive on a little
        kindness.
                                                                                  - Fred Streeter

Our World!!

Share your world and visit others!! A wonderful way to start the week!!!

 

I had an opportunity to stroll around several areas here in Portland with a friend on my birthday last week and it was lovely!!  Green and peaceful and delightful!!  Hope you enjoy!

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. ~Jane Austen

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. ~Rachel Carson