May the best day of the past year be the worst day of the one to come.

~ Anonymous

Sun at the Beach, Manzanita, Oregon 2017

This is what we call the quiet season. That time of year has arrived when we look back at what we accomplished and ahead with anticipation of the new. Allow yourself to sit awhile. Imagine what the future might behold.

~ Anonymous

Oak Galls, Kolb Canyon, Zion National Park, New Harmony, Utah 2008

You cannot keep birds from flying overhead, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.

~ Martin Luther

Hummingbird on Nest, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2012

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

~ Chinese Proverb

White Ibis, Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, Florida 2018

Every day above earth is a good day.

~ Ernest Hemingway

Red Ginger, Ernest Hemingway Home, Key West, Florida 2018

The key is to keep company only with people who lift you up, whose presence calls forth your best.

~ Epictetus

Colorful Sea Grape Leaf, Islamorada, Florida 2018

Sleep in peace, wake in joy, Good angels guard thee.

~ Shakespeare

Santa Saguaro, Tucson, Arizona 2012

Give without remembering. Receive without forgetting.

~ Anonymous

Crab Pot Christmas Tree, Warrenton, Oregon 2017

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

~ Anonymous

Seaside Sunset, Seaside, Oregon 2017

These things, I warmly wish for you:
Someone to love, Some work to do,
A bit of o’ sun, A bit o’ cheer,
And a guardian angel always near.

~ Irish Blessing

Spruce Cones, Lincoln, City, Oregon 2018