Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that

take our breath away.

~ Anon.

Bald Eagle, Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California 2008

For the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes.

~ e.e. cummings

Gleeson, Arizona 2013

“There is no use in trying,” said Alice; “one cannot believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half an hour each day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Common Salsify, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon 2008

Love doesn’t make the world go ’round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

~ Franklin P. Jones

Lincoln City, Oregon 2018

I am not afraid of storms for I have learned how to sail my ship.

~ Louisa May Alcott

Tall Ship “Californian”, San Diego, California 2012

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

~ Albert Camus

Alpine wildflowers, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

~ Theodore Roosevelt

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010

Life is too important to take seriously.

~ Oscar Wilde

Steller’s Jay, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

~ e.e. cummings

Rocky Mountain Goat, Glacier National Park, Montana 2008

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

~ Aristotle

White Meadowfoam, Sebastopol, California 2008