Fly

I'm gonna fly
Defy space and gravity
I'm gonna fly
Makin' my own destiny

Well I crashed and I burned
But I don't regret it
You only fail if you don't try
Gonna brush off the ashes
And just forget it
I ain't perfect yeah
But you can bet someday
I'm gonna get my wings and fly

 

~ Paul Brandt~

Second Spring

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.  

~Albert Camus~

Faeries

Faeries, 

come take me 

out of this dull world,
For I would ride 

with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of 

the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon 

the mountains like a flame.
~William Butler Yeats~

Direction

Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.  

~Kevin Smith~

Love All

Love all, 

trust a few,

 do wrong to none.  

~William Shakespeare

Strike Out

Driving down the wrong road and knowing it,
The fork years behind, how many have thought
To pull up on the shoulder and leave the car
Empty, strike out across the fields; and how many
Are still mazed among dock and thistle,
Seeking the road they should have taken?
~Damon Knight~

Stands Explained

When we remember we are all mad, 

the mysteries disappear 

and life stands explained.  

~Mark Twain~

Worry

Flowers don't worry about how the're going to bloom.  

They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful.  

~Jim Carrey~

Youth

We cannot always build the future for our youth,

 but we can build our youth for the future.  

~Franklin Delano Roosevelt~

The Time Has Arrived

This is the time

and this is the place

and these are the signs

that we must embrace

The moment is now

in all history

The time has arrived...

~Savatage~

Today is the Peace March.

This is the time to get involved.

This is the time to speak with one voice.

This is it.

The time has arrived.

9th Annual International Day of Peace Celebration

September 21, 2012

Peace March from Maritime Heritage Park begins at 5:30pm sharp

Program at First Congregational Church in Bellingham at 6:15pm

Keynote Speaker: Michael McPhearson, National Director of United for Peace and Justice and former Executive Director of Veterans for Peace

Musical Guests:  The Kulshan Community Chorus

Master of Ceremonies:  Dana Lyons

Presentation of the Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker Award

Bread

The sky is the 

daily bread

 of the eyes.  

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Local Color

How can you not love Mallards?

This town is so quirky that it makes me happy.

Always will Be

 

Life is what we make it, 

always has been, 

always will be. 

 ~Grandma Moses~

Don't Settle

The Saag Aloo my sister and I made last night

If we're not willing to settle for junk living, 

we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food.  

~Sally Edwards~

Stolen Moments

Stolen moments are all we have
To get us through this lifetime
All the good and bad
Someday you will be grown
With kids of your own
And you will learn to treasure everyday
Stolen moments,

 before they steal away

~ Jim Witter ~

An Apple and A Rabbit

You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit.  

If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, 

I'll buy you a new car.  

~Harvey Diamond~

Heart

Let the rays of your heart 

shine on all who pass by. 

~Terri Guillemets~

Point of View

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.
~Shel Silverstein~

Learn to See

Learn to see, 

and then you'll know 

that there is no end 

  to the new worlds

 of our vision.
~Carlos Castaneda ~

Rekindling

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  

It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  

We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.  

~Albert Schweitzer~

Love one Another

Love one another and you will be happy.  

It's as simple and as difficult as that. 

 ~Michael Leunig~

Happy 13 years 

my Love Monkey!

Big Foot

Our burg is home of many talented people.

It is also said to be home to Big Foot.

I wonder if this was carved from memory or imagination.

The Dreamers We Were

Under every full moon, memories stir of the dreamers we were. 

~Robert Brault~

Poems In The Sky

 A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky.

~Dr. SunWolf~

*picture taken by Susan*

Shower

There's no half-singing in the shower, 

you're either a rock star 

or an opera diva.  

~Josh Groban~

New Life

New life happens in the strangest places,

but brings joy and happiness.

Advice

My advice to the

 women's clubs of America

 is to raise more hell 

and fewer dahlias.  

~James McNeill Whistler~

Everywhere

I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road,
When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load.
"If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride."
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land!"

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the desert's bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

~Johnny Cash~

Spare Me

I eat everything that nature voluntarily gives: 

 fruits, vegetables, and the products of plants.

  But I ask you to spare me

 what animals are forced to surrender: 

 meat, milk, and cheese.

  ~Author Unknown~

Bridges

The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.  

~David Russell~

*picture taken by KF*