Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

~ Auguste Rodin

Queen Anne’s Lace, Ashland, Ohio 2009

“Why not?” is a slogan for an interesting life.

~ Mason Cooley

Pincushion bloom, Tucson, Arizona 2014

Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.

~ Hans Christian Andersen

Steer from Farmer John’s mural, Tucson, Arizona 2009

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

~ Paulo Coehlo

Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Davenport, Iowa 2009

I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.

~ Gandalf (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit)

Black-crowned Night-heron juvenile, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona 2008

Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.

~ Epictetus

Salmonberry, Portland, Oregon 2012

In wisdom gathered over time, I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

~ Ansel Adams

Tail End, Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona 2007

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

~ Ashley Montagu

Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006

I go to seek a vast perhaps.

~ Francois Rabelais

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

~ Jonathan Swift

Cloud Reflection, Austin, Texas 2007