“For every star that falls to earth a new one glows.
For every dream that fades away a new one grows.
When things are not what they would seem
you must keep following your dream.”
― Rod McKuen, Listen to the Warm
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“The illimitable, silent, never-resting thing called Time, rolling, rushing on,
swift, silent, like an all-embracing ocean-tide, on which we and all the universe
swim like exhalations, like apparitions which are, and then are not….” —Thomas Carlyle
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” ― Michael Altshuler
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.” — George Colman
And now from yonder hill the sun’s bright beams
Shine through the mist, and flood the world with light;
The path winds on, leaving our broken dreams
Of tangled briar and brake far out of sight.
The dawn of hope has come our heart to cheer;
The path before us shines in the sun’s ray.
We follow on, into the coming year,
And in hope’s sunshine greet each op’ning day.
— Lilian Pearce
The camera captures light, our minds capture images. – Anonymous
Monochrome Madness is on hiatus this week for the holidays.
So in the meantime… here’s a pensive penguin –
“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier
than the people who have to wait for them.” ― Edward Verrall Lucas
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
— John Steinbeck
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” — William Shakespeare
“We hear the beating of wings over Bethlehem and a light that is not of the sun or of the stars shines in the midnight sky. Let the beauty of the story take away all narrowness, all thought of formal creeds. Let it be remembered as a story that has happened again and again, to men of many different races, that has been expressed through many religions, that has been called by many different names. Time and space and language lay no limitations upon human brotherhood.”
— New York Times, 1937 December 25th
May your holiday be full of magic.
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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A good color image is a good B&W image. – Bill Burt
Welcome to the holiday edition for Leanne Cole and Laura Macky’s Monochrome Madness. Which perhaps this week with the festive one color addition should be called Bichrome Madness. Whatever you call it, this will be a busy week for everyone so give yourself a stress break from the cooking, gifting, and/or fretting. Pour a spot of tea, relax, and later on today head over to Leanne’s blog to view what magical places and things the talented contributors have brought for display this week.
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Maverick Mist 