"spend time with those who love you unconditionally . . . not with those who love you only when the condition is right for them"

~ moondoggie and electra will forever & always be in our hearts ~

 what a goofball !

~ one day again i hope to be the person moondoggie remembers of me ~

~ such a wonderful boy ~

"the more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique"

walt disney

"the world is full of poetry ~ the air is living with its spirit . . . and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness"

james gates percival

"every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul"

w somerset maugham 

"the most beautiful world is always entered through imagination"

helen keller

"the world is but a canvas to the imagination"

henry david thoreau

"life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets ~ so love the ones who treat you right and forget about the ones that don't"

autumn is upon us ~ a season of wondrous delights 

"softly the evening came . . . "

henry wadsworth longfellow

"what i am interested in with birds, just as i am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it"

david attenborough

"art is a harmony parallel with nature"

cezanne 

"when one door is closed, don't you know, another is open"

bob marley

"appreciation is a wonderful thing ~ it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well"

voltaire

"you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut" 

"why stop dreaming when you wake up"

"shoot for the moon ~ even if you miss, you will land among the stars"

"the art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity"

walt whitman

"art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known"

oscar wilde

"the purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls"

pablo picasso

 art creates ~ life imitates

"we may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now"

martin luther king, jr

arriving to the 39th annual wooden boat festival

"memories are precious ~ they help tell us who we are"

"caramel apples ~ pumpkin pie ~ fall is here ~ my, oh my!"

"even a snail will eventually reach its destination"

gail tsukiyama

"sailing takes me away to where i've always heard it could be

just a dream and the wind to carry me

and soon i will be free"

christopher cross 

~ the beginning of another beautiful seaport sunrise ~

hoping this morning's sunrise is warning a storm is a coming

~ synchronized humpback mom & her calf ~

~ full of happiness ~

~ all along the seashore may your thoughts float free ~ 

"beyond the fog lies clarity"

anonymous 

"hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty ~ teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence"

. . . blackberry season is here . . .

"the artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms ~ every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him"

auguste rodin

yum!

~ family gathering in the garden ~

as similar as we all are ~ we are all unique in our own way as well

"hold on to whatever keeps you warm inside"

"if smiles were raindrops, i would send you showers"

"amazement awaits us at every corner"

james broughton

through the flowers ~ and into your heart

"i don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the mediterranean to have happiness ~ i can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields" 

"many people think that depression is something you just have to live with when you get older, but it's not"

"i like fishing ~ not actual fishing . . . i like the peace and quiet of being at sea, it's different"

rafael nadar

"life is like photography ~ you use the negatives to develop"