Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.

~ William Shakespeare

Cardinal, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2008

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

~ Henry David Thoreau

Prairie Dog, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010

Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason.

~ Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

Vermilion Flycatcher Nestlings, Agua Caliente Park, Tucson, Arizona 2017

The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.

~ G.K. Chesterton

Red Berries, Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California 2016

Let the rain kiss you, Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops, Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

~ Langston Hughes

Raindrops on Spring Lake, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018

Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunny Taft Beach, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018

The three Cs of life: Choices, Chances, Changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change.

~ Anonymous

Elk Crossing Creek, Yellowstone National Park, 2008

Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.

~ Theodore Roosevelt

Sapsucker with Pyracantha Berry, Madera Canyon, Arizona 2009

Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Florence, Oregon 2018

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
~ Henry Ward Beecher

Cannon, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia 2007