Ladybug's Leaf

Newlyweds

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Shall we compare our hearts to a garden - with beautiful blooms, straggling weeds, swooping birds and sunshine, rain - and most importantly, seeds. ~Grey Livingston

This is my sister Kathy and her husband Mike at their belated wedding celebration this past Saturday. They were married on June 6th.

Glorious Morning

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Taken yesterday morning in the Boston's Victory Gardens in the Back Bay Fens. It's always nice to see the sun after several days of rain.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Saints and Angels

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Saints are sinners who kept on going. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Found in an alley in Boston's North End.

How much is that dolly in the window?

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:23:50 -0500

Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size. ~Mark Twain

This is for today's "See it Sunday" challenge: Doll.

This was found in a store window in NYC's SoHo district. According to the tag, she cost $59.

Can't Step on my Toes

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone's toes, pretty much the same as life. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

This is one perspective of "Putto 4 over 4" by artist Michael Rees, found at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Mass.

Fun at the Fountain

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt

Taken at the Christian Science Center, Boston.

Path of Roses

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth." Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals. ~Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet", 1923

Found at the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden, Boston.

View from Mt. Willard

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:43:02 -0500

For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value. ~Claude Monet

Lately I've been thinking about our trip to the White Mountains in NH last September. This was the view from the top of Mt. Willard.

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

Summer Blessing

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:10:55 -0500

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. ~G.C. Lichtenberg

I apologize for my absence from posting and visiting ~ I found these lovely flowers growing in the Victory Gardens back in June. I hope you all are staying cool this weekend!

Rose Blush

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose. ~Author Unknown

Taken at the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden, Boston.

Up in the Air

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:14:20 -0500

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Taken at Coney Island, Brooklyn NY.

Among the Roses

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:42:55 -0500

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine

These small American flags were found at the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden, in Boston.

I wish everyone a wonderful weekend, and to my American friends a happy Independence Day!

Two Fish

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:06:03 -0500

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb

Many of these large catfish can be seen in the Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens of Boston. I had to do quite a bit of work in Photoshop to hide much of the pollution.

Ready for Takeoff

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:15:12 -0500

I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future. ~Author Unknown

Taken in the Butterfly Exhibit at Boston's Museum of Science.

Fountain Wishes

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Good fortune shies away from gloom. Keep your spirits up. Good things will come to you and you will come to good things. ~Glorie Abelhas

Found at Madison Square Park, NYC.