Life Lesson: Patience

Who could resist that loving patient expression?  Vida always manages to get me off my computer  to go for a walk by just this look

"With love and patience, nothing is impossible."

- Daisaku Ikeda 

Praying for us all to embrace the twin virtues of love and patience to achieve our most heartfelt dreams.  Peace.

Earth Day

Spring  peonies in my garden

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life."

- Rachel Carson

Happy be kind to Earth Day. Peace.

The Gate

A beautiful gate at the local  botanical garden

He or she who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he or she who loves finds the gate open."

- Rabindranath Tagore



I pray that love opens all gates for you today.  Peace.

Passionate Purple Pots

I risked trying  some new combinations of glazes and this is the result

"When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge."

T. Kupferberg

Wishing you all the freedom to try a new approach today.  Peace.

Love

  

Hallie, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, poses happily with her loving family

"Love one another and you will be happy.  It's as simple and difficult as that."

- M. Leunig

Sending thoughts of love to everyone.  Peace.

Inner Child

The flowering quince is just beginning to blossom in the garden

"April has put a spirit of youth in everything."

-William Shakespeare

Here's to enjoying life like a child today.  Peace.

SMILE!

A merry trio  of my students on graduation day.  They graduated with honors from Movie Star 101 - a class I developed and taught to prepare dogs to successfully audition for movie  and advertising roles.

"Peace begins with a smile."

- Mother Teresa

What makes you smile?  Peace.

Woodland Flower

Tiny, bell-like flowers of the solomon seal blossom in the woodland garden

"The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers."

- Basho

I pray that we may all enjoy the music of nature today.  Peace.

My Favorite Tree

This magnificent old oak is the largest and healthiest oak tree on the farm.  It is perfectly shaped and has never been hit by lightning.  It is nestled in a valley near the swimming hole and I am in awe of it's stately presence whenever  I come to visit it.  

"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."

- William Shakespeare

Hoping we can all appreciate nature's beauty and goodness today.  Peace.

Spring Morning

Tiny blue flowers march merrily across the lawn.

Sunny yellow forsythia cheerfully shouts "Good Morning!"

Weeping cherry blossoms open serenely in the soft spring air.

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."

- Henry David Thoreau

Wishing everyone  time for a rejuvenating walk today.  Peace.

Friendship

"Hold a true friend with both your hands."

- Nigerian proverb

Here's to appreciating the special friends in our lives.  Peace.

The Color Purple

Purple can boost the imagination and inspire creativity.  It is the color of royalty and riches, magic and mystery.

"All the other colors are just colors, but purple seems to have a soul.  Purple is not just a noun and an adjective but also a verb - when you look at it, it's looking back at you."

- Uniek Swain

Here's to enjoying something purple in our lives today.  Peace.

TEAMWORK

I do not know if Gracie and Max are demonstrating excellent teamwork by sticking together like glue or maybe they are just in love with each other.

"In union there is strength."

- Aesop

Love  and peace to you all.

Rebirth

"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." 

-Martin Luther 

Wishing everyone the opportunity for a glorious do-over.  Peace. 

THINK PINK

Pink is the universal color of love

According to Feng Shui, combining fuschia pink and green creates very fiery energy

Pink connotes happiness and nurturing.

"Almost all words have color and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone's eyes light up and know it is a pink word for him or her, too."

-G. Taber

Here's hoping everyone feels the power of pink today.  Peace.