Forest of Life

In order to find yourself

 you need to get lost

 in the forest of life.  

~Mike Dolan~

Lost

I could be happy,

lost in the flowers and trees.

Simple Pleasure

Nothing compares to the 

simple pleasure

 of a bike ride. 

 ~John F. Kennedy~

Found Him!

Steal Your Peace

When you own your breath, 

nobody can steal your peace.  

~Author Unknown~

Sister

How do people make it through life without a sister?  

~Sara Corpening~

Photography

 

I think a photography class should be a requirement

 in all educational programs 

because it makes you see the world

 rather than just look at it.  

~Author Unknown~

Questionnaire

Man is rated the highest animal,

 at least among all animals 

who returned the questionnaire. 

 ~Robert Brault~

At the Edge

 

It is at the edge 

of a petal 

that love waits.

~William Carlos Williams ~

Hoarse Whisper

 

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; 

I cannot quite make it out.  

~Annie Dillard ~

Life Implies

Who will tell whether one happy moment 

of love or the joy of breathing 

or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air,

 is not worth all the 

suffering and effort which 

life implies.
~Erich Fromm~

There and Back Again

by Kimbo Baggins

We had a wonderful vacation.  

So much so, that we forgot to take pictures while we were at Susy's.  

Fortunately, Kim was able to take a gazillion from the car! :)  

So, here is the drive down and back from Kim's point of view.

Friend

 

A good friend is a connection to life -

 a tie to the past,

 a road to the future, 

the key to sanity

 in a totally insane world.  

~Lois Wyse~

Beautiful View

The most beautiful view

 is the one I share 

with you.  

~Author Unknown

Come Home!

 

Missing someone gets easier every day

 because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, 

it's one day closer to the next time you will. 

 ~Author Unknown~

Little Much

 

Promise little 

and

 do much. 

 ~Hebrew Proverb~

Each Day

 

Begin each day

 as if it were on purpose.  

~Author Unknown~

Grow It!

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, 

the wise grows it under his feet.

 ~ James Oppenheim~

Pay Attention

There is a way that nature speaks,

 that land speaks. 

 Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, 

quiet enough

 to pay attention to the story.

  ~Linda Hogan`

Canvas

Life is a great big canvas, 

and you should throw 

all the paint on it you can.  

~Danny Kaye~

Turn Towards Home

If you're not sure which direction to go,

turn towards home.

The blog is all Becca until the 21st as I'm going on a road trip.

Be good Happy Hippies!

Keep your hearts full of peace, love, and happiness!

Susan

Gardening

Gardening is the art 

that uses flowers and plants as paint,
and the soil and sky as canvas.
~Elizabeth Murray~

Untouched

It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched 

so that a tree will rot where it falls, 

a waterfall will pour its curve without generating electricity, 

a trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water

 - and moderns may at least see what their ancestors knew in their nerves and blood.  ~Bernand De Voto, Fortune, June 1947~

summer

A life without love is 

like a year without summer.  

~Swedish Proverb~

Wandering

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony 

which once existed between man and the universe.  

~Anatole France~

We Made it!

Well we made it!

We had a great time,

great food,

and great company!

Camping Day Four

How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast 

has this glorious starry firmament for a roof!  

In such places standing alone on the mountain-top 

it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make 

- leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone - 

we all dwell in a house of one room 

- the world with the firmament for its roof - 

and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track.  

~John Mui~

Camping Day Three

It always rains on tents.  

Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, 

against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.  

~Dave Barry~

Camping Day Two

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, 

whether in summer or winter, 

and is about as ample at one season as at another.  

It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.  

~Henry David Thoreau~

Camping Day One

That's right!

It's time for the annual camping trip!

Get out your vegan marshmallows, the graham crackers, and the organic chocolate! 

It's S'more time!

Raccoons, hiking, the beach, fire, and friends.

Oh yes!

It's time to camp!

Vegan Monkey Bread

Yum!

Enough Said.