One Quiet Moment

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray. ~Lord Byron

Another Look Back for the Weekend!!

R

Phone from the car 1959

A street in New York City, 1915

Segregated seating at the Orange Bowl, 1955

Nice Sales Pitch - 1953

Picking up the US Mail, early 1900s.

The classic lunch counter… 1960s

Ah, time flies whether you're having fun or not!!! Fortunately,  I am!! Hope all of you have a great weekend!!!

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World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just the absence of violence but the manifestation of human compassion.

Dalai Lama

Friday Already???

The older I get, the faster the time flies!!!  So, just a few glimpses of some of the fun things we go looking for on the weekends!!

The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
       - Anonymous

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
            - Burton Hills

A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
       - Anonymous

And how did I get such TALL kids???

 

Sky Watch!!!

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly. Marcus Aurelius

Welcome to Sky Watch!!  Share the beauty of your skies with us today!!!

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David D. Burns, M.D.

One Quiet Moment

Nature is my medicine. ~Sara Moss-Wolfe

Bumper Stickers for the Elderly!! Trying AGAIN!!!

Send this to everyone you're still able to remember! And never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.

One Quiet Moment

A heart in love with beauty never grows old.
       - Turkish Proverb

More Memories and Famous People from the Past!!

The US-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was one of the first computer ever made

The Rolling Stones circa 1963

Audrey Hepburn shopping with her pet deer, Ip, in Beverly Hills, CA -1958.

Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time in 1968

William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914 -- The Founders of Harley Davidson Motorcycles

Elvis Presley during his service in the U.S. Army - 1958

Sean Connery as James Bond, poses with Aston Martin DB5 - 1965

Our World!!!

It's been a very busy week and the camera and I haven't had much opportunity to go hunting for new pics -- SO, we looked back at the beauty of some other spring/summers we've enjoyed! Hope you enjoy a look back with us!

Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing -- Matt Biondi

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

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else. -- Peyton Conway

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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!!! And Another Blast from the Past!!

A new suburban housing development opens, Bellflower California, 1953

Tattoo parlor in the 1920′s

Mobile school… classroom on a rail car, Ontario Canada 1932

A rejection letter from Disney,1938. “Women do not do any of the creative work…”

Daytona Beach in the 1950s…

NYC street near Central Park, 1900

One Quiet Moment

When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows. ~Rachel Houston     Or skies like these!!

 

 

 

A Little Wisdom for the Day

What a pity we can't exchange problems when everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellows.

Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't. Robert Bach

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

I do hope you are all enjoying a lovely, long, summer, holiday weekend!  And remember to carry happiness within you!!!                                                                      

Wishing All of You a Very Happy July 4!!!

May we never forget!!

Someone Out There is "Deadly" at Scrabble!!

 

PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters:BEST IN PRAYER

 

ASTRONOMER: When you rearrange the letters:MOON STARER

 

DESPERATION:When you rearrange the letters:A ROPE ENDS IT

 

THE EYES: When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE

 

GEORGE BUSH:When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE:When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS

 

DORMITORY:When you rearrange the letters:DIRTY ROOM

 

SLOT MACHINES:When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME

 

ELECTION RESULTS:When you rearrange the letters: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

 

SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS!  NO MORE Z'S

 

A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters:I'M A DOT IN PLACE

 

THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters:THAT QUEER SHAKE

 

ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters:TWELVE PLUS ONE

 

 

Sky Watch!!

Welcome to Sky Watch!  Share the beauty of your skies with us each week and enjoy truly heavenly views from all over the world!!

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. --C. S. Lewis

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. --Allan K. Chalmers

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

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All the uglinesses of the world can best be forgotten in the beauty of nature! ~Mehmet Murat ildan