“The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.” – Ella Maillart
Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, that it overflows upon the outward world. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Have a Happy Weekend!
“O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being.
Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing.”
– Percy Bysshe Shelley
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. — Harriet Tubman
“A good photograph has a direct simplicity without recourse to dazzling technique.”
– Israëlis Bidermanas
Tuesday points to Leanne Cole and Laura Macky’s Monochrome Madness on Leanne’s blog later today. View a variety of fantastic monochrome photos by an international collaboration of photographers all in one location weekly thanks to the diligence of Leanne and all contributors.
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❤ “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss ❤
She might have beat it when she was younger but at 14 cancer was just too big of a foe. Brownie was very smart and along with the basic commands her repertoire of tricks included rolling over, hide and seek, and opening and closing doors. Inside she had fun chasing the laser pointer’s red beam and outside chasing squirrels up a tree. She leaves behind a 21 year old Shih Tsu, Mooky, who probably gets confused and lost when trying to follow the light and may well out live us all.
“If you would be happy for a lifetime, grow Chrysanthemums.”
(a Chinese philosopher)
“A symbol of the sun, the Japanese consider the orderly unfolding of the chrysanthemum’s petals to represent perfection, and Confucius once suggested they be used as an object of meditation. It’s said that a single petal of this celebrated flower placed at the bottom of a wine glass will encourage a long and healthy life. They’re the November birth flower.”
– teleflora
The Chrysanthemums – John Steinbeck
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.” — Napoleon Hill
“There is no conceivable beauty of blossom so beautiful as words —
none so graceful, none so perfumed.” Thomas Wentworth Higginson
“Flowers are love’s truest language.” – Park Benjamin Sr.
“They took away time, and they gave us the clock.” — Abdullah Ibrahim
Maverick Mist 