Quote 571 Julia Child

"Moderation.  Small helpings.  Sample a little bit of everything.  These are the secrets of  happiness and good health."
...Julia Child

2/27 Outdoor Wednesday #216

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Wild Flower

Soto, Curacao

February, 2013

Quote 570 Aaron Rose

"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary."
...Aaron Rose

Thinking Outside the Box

Mask 201
Soto, Curacao
2/2013 

Quote 569 Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously.  And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."
...Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote 568 Debbie Ford

"When you are in harmony with yourself
you'll be in harmony with everyone else.
...Debbie Ford
Author:   ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers''

Quote 567 Brassa

"If reality fails to fill us with wonder, it is because we have fallen into the habit of seeing it as ordinary."
...Brassa

Quote 566 Norman Vincent Peale

"One way can be learned by starting to see the magic in everything.   Sometimes it seems to be hiding but it is always there.  The more we can see the magic in one thing, a tiny flower, a mango, someone we love, then the more we are able to see the magic in everything and in everyone.  Where does the mango stop and the sky begin?"
...Norman Vincent Peale

2/20 Outdoor Wednesday #215

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Soto, Curacao

2013

Thinking Outside the Box

 

Curacao - 2013

Quote 565 Albert Schweitzer

"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet."
...Albert Schweitzer

Quote 564 Terry Prachett

"It's vital to remember who you really are.  It's very important.  It isn't a good idea to rely on other people to do it for you.  They always get it wrong."
...Terry Prachett

Skywatch Friday - Season 6, Episode 32

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Thanks to our hosts Sandy and Sylvia


 

Curacao Sunset

Quote 563 Chinese Proverb

"When you only have two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one
and a lily with the other.
...Chinese Proverb

2/13 Outdoor Wednesday #214

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Tracks in the snow.
Gilson Park
Wilmette, Illinois

Quote 562 Julia Cameron

"There is no one flower that cancels the need for another.  Each bloom has a unique and irreplaceable beauty."
...Julia Cameron

Quote 561 Leonardo da Vinci

"Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity--even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."
...Leonardo da Vinci

Thinking Outside the Box - Old Bottles

 

Quote 560 Anne Lamott

"Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention:  mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds.  This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible.  If you say, "Well that's pretty much what I thought I'd see." you are in trouble.   At that point you have to ask yourself why you are even here.   Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time.  Let it be.  Unto us so much is given.  We just have to be open for business."
...Anne Lamott

Quote 559 Ida Scott Taylor

"One day at a time--this is enough.   Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering."
...Ida Scott Taylor

Happy Valentine's Day - Pink Saturday - February 9, 2013

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Found this poodle at Beal's, Florida, pronounced "bells."
Doesn't she look  like a grand duchess.
Thank you Barb, for showing this item to me.
No room where the rest of the poodle collection is
so she is honored to be placed on my computer desk.
I work.   She is on coffee break most of the time.

Quote 558 Soseki

"Wrapped within
young leaves:
the sound of water."
...Soseki, Japanese poet

Quote 557 Dr. Seuss

"You have brains in your head, and feet in your shoes.   You can steer yourself, any direction you choose."
...Dr. Seuss

Skywatch Friday - Season 6, Episode 31

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Cityscape - Chicago image taken from Northwestern University
Evanston, IL as storm moves into the area.
February, 2013.

Quote 556 Yoda, Star Wars

"There is no try, there is only do."
...Yoda, Star Wars

I remember when I was in my 30s, after being interviewed and hired for a job, I said, "I'll try to do my best."  

Boss said, "There is no try, there is only do."

I can not remember for the life of me if that was before seeing the movie Star Wars or after.   Regardless, that quote has stuck in my brain.  

2/6 Outdoor Wednesday #213

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 Mountains of ice and snow at Gilson Park, Wilmette, Illinois

Quote 555 Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment"
...Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote Albert Schwietzer

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.   Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."
...Albert Schwietzer

Thinking Outside the Box

I found this cardboard hand.   
I placed it on a trunk which was used by my mother-in-law to travel from Scotland to Illinois.   
Practicing with Canon G12.

Pink Saturday - February 2, 2013

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Glass lampshade
Purchased this lamp for $12 at a garage sale.
Practicing with Canon G12.
Photo straight out of camera.
Only cropped image and signed my name.
HAPPY GROUND HOG's DAY!

Quote 553 Maori Proverb

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."
...Maori Proverb

Ground Hog Day Celebration

Click here to find out why:  http://www.groundhog.org/groundhog-day/.

For year's a group of us would celebrate Ground Hog's Day.    I remember playing pin the tail on the ground hog and a ground hog puppet being honored at Gulliver's Pizza on Howard Street, Chicago.   We even had a secret ground hog greeting.  It all started with a friend named George.  He celebrated after work with one group and later started another group which included John and I.   So, one party became two parties.  The groups just mulitplied until one day George and John suffered from ill health.   It was sad when four people met at Gulliver's for the last time for a Ground Hog Day pizza.  

We now are grateful for those friends we have and the memories we shared together which we will cherish forever. 

From our house to your house we wish you a HAPPY GROUND HOG'S DAY!

Quote 552 Gandhi

"Happiness is when what you think, and what you say and what you do are in harmony."
...Gandhi