"A weed is but an unloved flower."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Monday, May 16, 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Saturday, May 14, 2005
The fuzzy branch has sprouted leaves
"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain."
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
Friday, May 13, 2005
Cupping
I didn't get outside during the work day yesterday, so as soon as Phil and I got home I took off for a walk on the nature trail on the edge of our apartment complex. I was treated to a symphony of birds and many beautiful buds and blossoms. I took many photos, and this was one of my favorites. I know the middle is out of focus, but I just love the detail of the delicate leaves.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! :-)
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! :-)
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Magic Mornings
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Beauty's Face
"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
But you are eternity and your are the mirror."
-Kahlil Gibran
But you are eternity and your are the mirror."
-Kahlil Gibran
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Monday, May 09, 2005
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Mother and Daughter
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."
-Washington Irving
Happy Mother's Day to my sweet Mom. XXOO :-)
-Washington Irving
Happy Mother's Day to my sweet Mom. XXOO :-)
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Make Music
"Every single one of us can do things that no one else can; love things that no one else can love...We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do."
-Barbara Sher
-Barbara Sher
Friday, May 06, 2005
Thursday, May 05, 2005
A Fan of Manny
Manny is one of the security officers where I work, but he's much more than that to me -- he is a great friend as well.
At my old job he worked in the lobby of the building I was in at the time. Around the time I got my new job a month ago, he was promoted and moved to the building where I work now. :-)
At my old job he worked in the lobby of the building I was in at the time. Around the time I got my new job a month ago, he was promoted and moved to the building where I work now. :-)
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Little world in a dandelion
"The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world."
-Anonymous
-Anonymous
Monday, May 02, 2005
Reflecting on the day
"One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is".
-Norman Vincent Peale
-Norman Vincent Peale
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Tiny
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today's entry is dedicated to my friend, Z, who is participating in the Walk for Hunger in Boston today. I hope you have a great time today, and congratulations on all the money you were able to raise. You rock, my friend!
Z's blog can be found at: http://zedek.blogspot.com/
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Fancy Headgear (Now in bigger size!)
This is my submission for this week's Photo Friday challenge: fancy
"No one person can wear all the hats all the time."
-Proverb
"No one person can wear all the hats all the time."
-Proverb
Pink street
A small street near where my husband and I park for work has these beautiful (cherry?) trees that I enjoy seeing every spring. When the blossoms all fall off the whole street is covered with pink petals.
Friday, April 29, 2005
Mirror image
Here is another view of the John Hancock tower from my walk on Tuesday at lunch. There are so many photographs out there of Trinity Church reflecting in this building, so it's not really that original. I was happy how it came out nonetheless.
It's Friday and I'm having lunch today with two wonderful women that I haven't seen in a long time. I'm hoping that they'll let me take their picture.
Have a great weekend! :-)
It's Friday and I'm having lunch today with two wonderful women that I haven't seen in a long time. I'm hoping that they'll let me take their picture.
Have a great weekend! :-)
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Peeking inside
"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
-Carl Jung
-Carl Jung
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Buildings in a building
I spent most of my lunch hour yesterday taking pictures around Copley Square. Here's a shot of the bottom of the John Hancock building, where several other buildings can be seen reflecting onto it.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Putting a face on
"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Monday, April 25, 2005
Rainy Day
"Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe. . . "
-John Lennon
(For this week's Macroday challenge: Wet)
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe. . . "
-John Lennon
(For this week's Macroday challenge: Wet)
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Green miracle
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle."
-Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese monk, activist and writer. b.1926)
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
Heaven
"The love of heaven makes one heavenly."
-William Shakespeare
My hope is that all who read this can sense that heaven is right here at this very moment.
Have a great weekend, everyone! :-)
-William Shakespeare
My hope is that all who read this can sense that heaven is right here at this very moment.
Have a great weekend, everyone! :-)
Thursday, April 21, 2005
A corner of the forest
"You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes."
-Winnie the Pooh
-Winnie the Pooh
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
You may be a nut . . .
. . . but you have a big heart!
This was found on the grounds of the War Memorial II Park in West Bridgewater over the weekend. Phil and I enjoyed the nice weather and took many photos.
This was found on the grounds of the War Memorial II Park in West Bridgewater over the weekend. Phil and I enjoyed the nice weather and took many photos.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Another nice spring day
"These things I warmly wish for you: Someone to love, some work to do, A bit o' sun, a bit o' cheer, and a guardian angel always near."
-Irish Blessing
-Irish Blessing
Monday, April 18, 2005
Pink and Gold
Here is another view of Lake Nippenicket ("The Nip") in Bridgewater. I got these shots along the side of a busy road. I parked in a little lot marked "park at your own risk", crossed the street when it was safe to do so, and pointed the camera through a chain-link fence. This one came out crooked, so I had to do some fixing in Photo-shop.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Pink Sky at Night
Taken last night at Lake Nippenicket (known as "The Nip") in Bridgewater. The Native Americans named it as the place where the Great Spirits dwell.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Sprouting among the thorns
"Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."
-Voltaire
-Voltaire
Friday, April 15, 2005
Blossom
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
-Buddha
-Buddha
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Head in the Clouds
When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." -Buddha
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Singin' in the morning
"The only thing better than singing is more singing."
-Ella Fitzgerald
Is it possible to be singing and not be in a good mood?
-Ella Fitzgerald
Is it possible to be singing and not be in a good mood?
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Chiondoxa Flowers ("Glory of the Snow")
"May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through."
-Irish Blessing
-Irish Blessing
Monday, April 11, 2005
On Track
"Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him."
-Dwight David Eisenhower
-Dwight David Eisenhower
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Sunday Sunshine
"Perhaps it will seem to you that the sunshine is brighter and that everything has a new charm. At least, I believe this is always the result of a deep love, and it is a beautiful thing. And I believe people who think love prevents one from thinking clearly are wrong; for then one thinks very clearly and is more active than before. And love is something eternal--the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there and it was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real function. And love makes one calmer about many things, and in that way, one is more fit for one's work."
-Vincent van Gogh
-Vincent van Gogh
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Sunset Seat
This bench was just begging to be sat upon. So I did.
"It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presence may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought."
-James Douglas
"It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presence may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought."
-James Douglas
Friday, April 08, 2005
Enchanted Roses from the Buttercup Faery's Garden
Finding these tiny miniature roses at the Hope Fairy Shop made my day so much happier. I have a "thing" for miniature stuff, and these are so fragrant and perfect. :-)
"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
-Richard Dawkins
"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
-Richard Dawkins
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Sunrise surprise
With each sunrise, we start anew. :-)
This was a view of the sky yesterday morning behind my apartment building, and luckily I was able to get some pictures before leaving for work.
This was a view of the sky yesterday morning behind my apartment building, and luckily I was able to get some pictures before leaving for work.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Early Spring Sunset
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."
-Rabindranath Tagore
-Rabindranath Tagore
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Bewitching Branches
"Every man has a different idea of what's beautiful, and it's best to take the gesture, the shadow of the branch, and let the mind create the tree."
-William Faulkner
-William Faulkner
Monday, April 04, 2005
Walking on Cloud Nine
Today is the day -- after over two long months -- that I start my new job, and I am very excited about it.
This picture, which was taken early Friday evening reflects the happiness I feel in knowing that things always have a way of working out.
This picture, which was taken early Friday evening reflects the happiness I feel in knowing that things always have a way of working out.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Cracked
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked"
-Bernard Meltzer
-Bernard Meltzer
One Hundred and One
I was thrilled to look up to see this fast-moving flock of Canada Geese while I had my camera in hand! I spotted them as I was walking back to my apartment early Friday evening. There were even more geese than is shown in this photo, but there are 101 visible here if you care to count. :-)
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Captivating Crocus
I was so happy to find some crocus flowers hiding near my apartment building yesterday.
I took several photos, but this one was my favorite.
I took several photos, but this one was my favorite.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Tree shadow
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
-Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
-Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
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