I miss you Sam!!

I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Shadow Shot Sunday!!

Come play with us and the shadows!!
Your hosts are:
Magical Mystical Teacher

Rose
(chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Dale Carnegie


Happiness seems made to be shared.
Pierre Corneille


Friday, August 24, 2012

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!

Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
Albert Camus

Thursday, August 23, 2012

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 and I. 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!

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
Max Lucado

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
Maria Mitchell


We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Jawaharlal Nehru

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Stephen Covey

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Anne Frank



Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Quilts in the Snow and Castles in the Sand -- Amazing Art!!

Artist Simon Beck must really love the cold weather! Along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, he spends days plodding through the snow in raquettes (snowshoes), creating these sensational patterns of snow art. Working for 5-9 hours a day, each final piece is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in mathematical patterns and shapes that create stunning, sometimes 3D, designs when viewed from higher levels.

How long these magnificent geometric forms survive is completely dependent on the weather. Beck designs and redesigns the patterns as new snow falls, sometimes unable to finish a piece due to significant overnight accumulations. Interestingly enough, he said, 

'The main reason for making them was because I can no longer run properly due to problems with my feet, so plodding about on level snow is the least painful way of getting exercise. Gradually, the reason has become photographing them, and I am considering buying a better camera. Spectacular art for the sake of exercise!
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/simon-beck-snow-art> 




Amazing Castles in the Sand!  These are from an event that is held every summer in Cannon Beach, Oregon! They only last for one day -- until the tide comes in!


 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.
Edgar Allan Poe

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Dr. Seuss

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
Mark Twain

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Orison Swett Marden


Aging Gracefull -- Well, Sort of!!








Monday, August 20, 2012

Our World!!!

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/ 
 Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.
Jean Paul


Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
        Albert Einstein


Sunday, August 19, 2012

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
        Anonymous

One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
        Chinese Proverb

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht

Pets Forever!

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!!

It's a little cooler now and Mom really cleaned me up! I had a bath and got my eyebrows trimmed!! Can you see my eyes now!! Pretty handsome guy, don't you think?

What Can I Say?

What Can I Say?
I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.

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