“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” ~Helen Keller
Sensing danger
nature
Cramer’s Silver-drop Skipper
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly.” ~Richard Bach
Sun going down, Moon coming up
On our walk last night we watched the warm sun sinking in the western sky as the full moon climbed slowly above the newly tilled farm fields to the east. Both were stunning sights.
“We live on a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea, and you don’t believe in miracles?” ~Unknown
Great Egret
“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hummingbird on a Weigela shrub
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ~Mother Teresa
Jumping off the log
“New habits can be launched … on condition of there being new stimuli and new excitements.” ~William James
Cardinals
“ … be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Light from behind the clouds
“Let God’s promises shine on your problems.” ~Corrie Ten Boom
Along the path
“God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through Life with our eyes shut.” ― Alexander Graham Bell
Trickle of water
“Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!” ~Bill Watterson
walking on a country road 