Merry Christmas!

"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others."  -  Bob Hope

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly Merry Christmas."  -  Peg Bracken

The Desert

"I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe.  It doesn't need to be flattered with rain.  It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty."  -  Joy Harjo

The first time I visited the desert I was in my early 20's...and I didn't like it.

Seasons Change...

"The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other."  -  Arthur Rubinstein

It happens every year...

The days get shorter,

The sun lower in the sky,