Summer Is Here!

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability."  -  Sam Keen

"Some of the best memories are made in flip flops."  -  Kellie Elmore

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing , the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."  -  James Dent

Memories

"Sometimes you will never know the value of something until it becomes a memory."  -  Dr. Seuss

                                   

                                                                       

I love the smell of peonies.  

A Few Little Things

"You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you 

suddenly thrill you."  -  Andy Warhol 

A few little things from my week...

Treasures Found

"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost..."

 -  J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I was lost. Totally.  Completely.  Utterly.  Lost.

I Feel A Pull...

"Butterflies can't see their wings.  They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.  People are like that as well."  -  unknown

Crazy Weather

"In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours."  -  Mark Twain

I popped a fresh K-cup into the brewer to make another cup of coffee, my first cup was cold.  It was the heat I was craving, not the caffeine.  I wanted to wrap my cold hands around a hot mug.  The temperature outside was downright cold (33°F) for a May morning.  

A Beautiful Day

"Everywhere we look the complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes."  
-  Van Gogh
"Sometimes the most beautiful things are in front of our eyes and we don't even notice, because we're either too busy or too afraid to take a closer look." 
 -  Katja Michael

I shoved a plastic grocery sack in my pocket on the way out the door.  I had my big girl camera in hand and was determined to use it, no matter what the sky was threatening.

The Personality Of A Beach

"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to 

the soul."  -Robert Wyland 

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea." 

-  E. E. Cummings

Every beach has its own personality:

easy access with a parking lot or a long hike

clear or silty water makes its color turquoise, blue or brown