The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Capri, Italy 2006

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.

~ Iris Murdoch

Loggerhead Shrike, Molino Basin, Tucson, Arizona 2012

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

~ Albert Einstein

Ponderosa Pine Cones (Male), Bend, Oregon 2008

We are such stuff. As dreams are made on…

~ Shakespeare

Magnolia bloom, Charleston, South Carolina 2007

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

~ e.e. cummings

Mule Deer fawn, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota 2010

Happiness equals reality, minus expectations.

~ Tom Magliozzi

Old Faithful with Rainbow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2008

I love those who smile in trouble, who gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.

~ Leonardo da Vinci

Watery Design, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington 2008

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune, without the words and never stops at all.

~ Emily Dickinson

Northern Cardinal, Tucson, Arizona 2009

I’d rather regret the things I’ve done, than regret the things I haven’t done.

~ Lucille Ball

Boy in Mud Puddle, Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas 2007

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm, wrinkles the soul.

~ Willa Cather

Cruz, rescued Mountain Lion, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015