Shadow Shot Sunday!

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure
sign you're getting old.
Mark Twain

I thought the mallard duck here was the choir director for the flamingos and I was certain they were getting ready to perform, but I guess they were taking a break!


 Actions  speak louder than words but not nearly as often.  Mark Twain

Shadow Shot Sunday #2 - Magical Mystical Teacher + Chubskulit + Gemma Wiseman

 

Weekend Reflections

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Mark Twain

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!
Well, Blogger has been messing with me again! I've tried unsuccessfully to re-do it five times, so excuse it for being upside down????

Sky Watch Friday!

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!  When we do have beautiful skies, they are truly awesome and sometimes I'm just lucky enough to capture them! I hope you enjoy these! Have a wonderful weekend filled with lots of love, laughter and lots of beautiful skies!!

April has put a spirit of youth in everything!  William Shakespeare

Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Gandhi

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
 Emily Dickinson

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Anonymous

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
         Melba Colgrove

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
 George Bernard Shaw

As You Slide Down the Banister of Life in 2012 - Remember

1. Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert have written an impressive new book. It's called .... 'Ministers Do More Than Lay People' 2. Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink and be Mary .... 3. The difference between the Pope and your boss, the Pope only expects you To kiss his ring. 4. My mind works like lightning, One brilliant flash and it is gone. 5. The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you're in the bathroom. 6. I hate sex in the movies. Tried it once. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that ice, well, it really chilled the mood. 7. It used to be only death and taxes Now, of course, there's shipping and handling, too. 8. A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.. 9. My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can. 11. Definition of a teenager? God's punishment ... for enjoying sex. 12.. As you slide down the banister of life, may  The splinters never point the wrong way ....  Be who you are and say what you feel ... because those that matter ... don't mind ... and those that mind ... don't matter!

Watery Wednesday!

Join the fun on Watery Wednesday hosted by 2sweetnsaxy!!  http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to
find it elsewhere.   Agnes Repplier

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

O.M.G., We're Rich!

Silver In The Hair
Gold In The Teeth
Crystals In The Kidneys
Sugar In The Blood
Lead In The Ass
Iron In The Arteries
And
An Inexhaustible Supply Of Natural Gas.

I Never Thought we would
accumulate Such Wealth!

 

A New Kind of Supermarket!!

A while ago a new supermarket opened in San Antonio , Texas . It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh.

Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and there is the scent of freshly mowed hay.

 In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks with onions.

The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread and cookies.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens clucking and cackling, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

I don't buy toilet paper there anymore.

Our World Tuesday!!

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're enjoying some lovely, sunny, mild weather which has made me all the more excited about the approach of spring! My favorite things about spring in addition to the warmer weather and blue skies are the incredible, colorful flowers and trees and always the beauty of the water and a day at the beach!

Have a beautiful week!

Beauty, truth, friendship, love, creation - these are the great values of
life. We can't prove them, or explain them, yet they are the most stable
things in our lives.
 Jesse Herman Holmes

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.  Glenn Clark

 

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

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
 Dr. Dale Turner

Pets Forever!

I want to go back outside and play in the sun some more!!!  Guess I'll take another nap!

Are you ready for Super Bowl???

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!

Shadow Shot Sunday!

Shadow Shot Sunday #2 - Magical Mystical Teacher + Chubskulit + Gemma Wiseman

Wishing all of you a very lovely weekend with lots of love, laughter and beauty!

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must
have somebody to divide it with.  Mark Twain

Weekend Reflections!!

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!
We are actually enjoying some really lovely weather and I wish I were able to get to some of my favorite places, but I'll have to rely on the "good ole" files for today! Hope all of you have a great weekend!!

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains
     of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and
     spring after the winter.
                                                                           
       Rachel Carson

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

Sky Watch !!

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! 

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
 Oscar Wilde

Do you see the outstretched hand holding the tiny cloud?

 
Do you see the outstretched hand in the sky holding the baby clouds?

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must
observe.
       Marilyn vos Savant

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the
same.   Carlos Castaneda

The happiest people don't worry too much about whether life is fair or not,
they just get on with it.    Andrew Matthews

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and
not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about
with us in our minds wherever we go.   Martha Washington

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey
that no one can take for us or spare us.
        Marcel Proust

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be
reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
        Mahatma Gandhi

Okay Gentlemen??? This One Is For You!!

Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note. these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!

 

1. Men ARE not mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did  NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not! A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will Be scratched.
We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is fine...Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;

But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Pass this to as many men as you can -
to give them a laugh.

Pass this to as many women as you can -

to give them a bigger laugh

This was from an 85 year old "WOMAN"  friend of mine and I'm passing it on to all of you -- and hope you get as big a laugh as I did!!

Watery Wednesday!

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is
Youer than You.
 Dr. Seuss

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
 Mark Twain

Join the fun on Watery Wednesday hosted by 2sweetnsaxy!!  http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

Recognize the Good Things!!

I  AM THANKFUL:      FOR  THE  WIFE  WHO  SAYS IT'S HOT  DOGS TONIGHT,  BECAUSE  SHE IS HOME WITH ME,   AND NOT OUT WITH  SOMEONE  ELSE.    FOR  THE  HUSBAND  WHO  IS ON THE SOFA  BEING A COUCH POTATO,   BECAUSE HE IS HOME  WITH ME  AND NOT  OUT AT THE  BARS.   FOR  THE  TEENAGER  WHO  IS COMPLAINING  ABOUT DOING DISHES BECAUSE  IT MEANS SHE IS AT  HOME, NOT ON THE  STREETS. FOR  THE TAXES I  PAY  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  AM EMPLOYED.  FOR  THE MESS TO  CLEAN AFTER A PARTY   BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY  FRIENDS. FOR  THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A  LITTLE TOO  SNUG  BECAUSE  IT  MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.   FOR  MY SHADOW  THAT WATCHES ME  WORK  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  AM OUT IN THE  SUNSHINE . FOR  A LAWN THAT  NEEDS MOWING,WINDOWS THAT NEED  CLEANING,AND  GUTTERS THAT NEED  FIXING    BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  HAVE AT HOME.  FOR  ALL THE  COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE  GOVERNMENT   BECAUSE  IT MEANS WE  HAVE FREEDOM OF  SPEECH..    FOR  THE PARKING  SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF  THE PARKING  LOT  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I  HAVE BEEN BLESSED  WITH  TRANSPORTATION.   FOR  MY  HUGE HEATING BILL  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  AM WARM.   FOR  THE LADY  BEHIND ME IN CHURCH WHO SINGS  OFF  KEY BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  CAN HEAR.  FOR  THE PILE OF  LAUNDRY AND IRONING   BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  HAVE CLOTHES TO  WEAR.   FOR   WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF  THE  DAY  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING  HARD.   FOR  THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF   IN THE EARLY  MORNING HOURS  BECAUSE  IT MEANS I  AM ALIVE.   AND  FINALLY, FOR  TOO MANY EMAILS BECAUSE  IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF  ME.