Along The Way

"Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way."  

 -  Mark Twain

We weren't to our final destination quite yet...but we found some little treasures.

Fins to the Left...

     "I love people who make me laugh.  I honestly think it's the thing I like the most, to laugh."  -  Audrey Hepburn

We were laughing uncontrollably.

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

"People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder', and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.  This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves."  -  Salma Hayek

Spring

"Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat." 

 -  Laura Ingals Wilder
"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather."  

-  Terri Guillemets

A Little Magic...

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."  -  Roald Dahl

I wasn't looking for it...but I found a little magic.

A Chilly Weekend

"We were meant to explore this earth like children do...unhindered by fear...propelled by curiosity and a sense of discovery."  -  unknown

Slowing Down

"Without patience, we will learn less in life.  We will see less.  We will feel less.  We will hear less.  Ironically, rush and more usually means less."  -   Mother Teresa

"Slow down and enjoy life.  It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."  -  Eddie Cantor

Bloom

"Bloom where you are planted."  -  Mary Engelbreit

This is the first time it has happened in several years...my Christmas cactus bloomed.