Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb



Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. ~Edith Sitwell



Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. ~Author Unknown



Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories. ~From the movie An Affair to Remember



The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination. ~Ward Elliot Hour



The Baby Ocean
gently breathing,
heaving,
after
the day's
ups and downs,
burping,
a bit of spittle
bubbling in white
on the side.

And the
Mother Sun,
tired but happy,
after
clearing
the day's sky,
glowingly sings
a last lullaby
as it covers
the baby
with a blanket
of dark.

'Cause,
Its time now,
to sing
and
wake up
the Baby Oceans
on
the other side
of the World .....

Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over The Hill at January 6, 2010 7:39 PM

I was just thinking, if it is really religion with these nudist colonies, they sure must turn atheists in the wintertime. ~Will Rogers



I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood. ~Bill Watterson

The Original Computer!!

Memory was something you lost with age;
An application was for employment;
A program was a TV show;
A cursor used profanity.

A keyboard was a piano
A web was a spider's home
A virus was the flu
A CD was a bank account

A hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived

And if you had a 3 inch floppy.



You just hoped nobody ever found out!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
~Malcolm S. Forbes



Remedy it, or welcome it: a wise man's only two choices. ~The Quote Garden



Sometimes the best way to hold onto something is to let it go. ~Author Unknown



When you lose, don't lose the lesson. ~Author Unknown



Whatever you are be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln

ABC Wednesday -- Y!

Break out the dictionary, search the photo files, roam around the neighborhood, it's time for ABC Wednesday hosted each week by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt. Click on the icon and sign up to play with the ABCs and today's letter is Y

Y is for Yacht!



So, Y is for Yoga!



Y is for Yellow Jasmine!



Y is for the Yakima River!



Y is for the Yakima Indians!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~Mark Twain



In my friend, I find a second self. ~Isabel Norton



To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
~Lewis B. Smedes



What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. ~Aristotle



The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
~Mahatma Gandhi

That's My World -- Orcas Island

That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and myself. Each week people from all over the world share the beauty, the interesting, the historical things about their world and here's a chance for you to share your world as well! PLEASE! do read and follow the instructions before signing in! Join us for the fun in this new year!

The part of my world that I'm sharing today is another of the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state and easily accessible from Seattle. And while I have been to Orcas Island, as is frequently the case, it was before I had a much time for photography as I had four very young children. So, the information is from Wikipedia and the photos are courtesy of Google Images.



Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwestern corner of Washington state in San Juan County, Washington. Orcas Island is accessible by air or water. The Washington State Ferry route serving the San Juans from the mainland terminal at Anacortes, Washington stops at Orcas Island. Air service to Eastsound Airport is provided by Kenmore Air (from Boeing Field with shuttle to SeaTac) and San Juan Air (from Bellingham). Kenmore Air also provides seaplane service from Lake Union in Seattle to three points on Orcas Island: Rosario, West Sound and Deer Harbor. During the summer season, there is an island shuttle that runs from the ferry landing to Eastsound and other points.

Deer Harbor



With a land area of 57.3 square miles (148.4 km²) and a population of 4,453 (2000 census), Orcas Island is slightly larger, but less populous, than neighboring San Juan Island. Orcas is shaped like a pair of saddlebags, separated by fjord-like East Sound, with Massacre Bay on the south side, and tiny Skull Island just off the coast. At the northern end of the island is the village of Eastsound, the largest town on Orcas and the second largest in San Juan County. In 1989 the Lummi Nation regained a village and burial site on Orcas Island's Madrona Point near Eastsound, and now operates it as Madrona Point Park, a private preserve characterized by hundreds of twisting madrona trees sprouting from the rocky shoreline.





Mount Constitution (elevation 2409 feet - 734 meters) is the highest point in the San Juan islands and is a prime tourist attraction. The drive to the top takes about 15 minutes (except in the worst winter weather when park rangers close the road) and provides a dramatic 360-degree marine view. The mountain is part of Moran State Park, the most popular attraction in the San Juan Islands and the largest public recreation area in the San Juan Islands. Moran State Park encompasses over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of woodland and has several lakes, used for swimming, fishing and non-motorized boating, especially kayaking. There are numerous waterfalls, as well as miles of walking, hiking, biking trails, and a campground.



Great place to camp!

Microfiction

Susan at Stony River Farm hosts Microfiction Monday. She posts a picture and you compose a story in 140 characters. You can click on the photo or link above to get further instructions. To help you along she has posted a wonderful link that counts your characters for you! How great is that! You can get the counter at Design 215.

This meme is easy and it’s a blast. Thanks, Susan for hosting.

What do you mean, why has my stomach dropped? It hasn't, it's the style of the dress, you bonehead!
Take a look in the store windows!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others. ~Author Unknown



Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself. ~Alfred Sheinwold

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard



Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. ~Franklin P. Jones

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. ~Raymond Lindquist



It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ~Aesop

Happiness is an unexpected hug. ~Author Unknown



A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb

A Beautiful Message on Growing Old

Crap ...
I forgot what it was....

Pet Pride!

Hey guys! Shake it up! My Mom said that it's a new year -- I'm not real sure what that means, but it sounded good -- she was smiling! Anyway, get up off your tush and let's get on over to Bozo's pad in Mumbai and see what all we can get into!! Get your two-legged friend to click on Bozo's picture and sign you up to play!!

I really didn't do a lot this week, but Mom did get a new comforter for her bed and I had to try it out! The only bad thing about it is that it's almost the same color as Mojo and you know what that means! She already thought that bed was hers, now she's sure of it!!



I started out the new year by getting back into yoga -- you know that helps me deal with things around here that upset me -- as in the first photo!



But then Max the Tongue came over to visit and we got to play around for a while.



Then I got us a banana! Boy! do I like those!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them. ~John Shirley



If you would like to spoil the day for a grouch, give him a smile. ~Author Unknown



A colorful life : the 3rd one

Newer and newer
children
greening,
leafing....
some,
so little,
and cuddled
on the hip
of the
older yellowed ones;
while come mischievous
spiky teenagers,
show attitude
on the
rocks.

Shorn of any hair,
the parents,
display
their wear and tear
alongside,
toughened mature minds,
rocks in repose,
with an eye on the
grand old ones far away.

While
Away from the trappings
of material life,
the
white haired ones
myopically watch,
shivering and blue
amidst the snow;
their life
as it once was,
and take comfort,
watching,
in full bloom,
the
greens and blues and yellows
of their Colorful Past...

Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over The Hill at January 2, 2010 8:18 PM

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend. ~Zenna Scha



Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown



Smile - it increases your face value. ~Author Unknown



Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier. ~Author Unknown



Peace begins with a smile. ~Mother Teresa