Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
~ Albert Einstein

Gurgling Mud Pot, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2008
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
~ Albert Einstein

Gurgling Mud Pot, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2008
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.
~ Martin Buber

Horseback Cowboy with Trusty Dog, Arizona Trail, near Superior, Arizona 2005
You have to accept that you’ll never be good enough for some people. Whether that is going to your problem or theirs is up to you.
~ Bryant McGill

Sanderlings and Black Turnstones, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
~ Voltaire

Rainbow Bubbles, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
Heard this song for the first time in years and a few lines from “Change” by Blind Melon really resonated.
Midway through:
“Keep on dreaming boy ’cause when you stop dreamin’ it’s time to die…”
Followed by:
“But I know we can’t all stay here forever
So I want to write my words on the face of today…”
And ending with:
“When life is hard you have to change…”

Watery Design, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington 2008
Had to share a photo of my friend Lori’s t-shirt. If only…

The sun shines not on us, but in us.
~ John Muir

Three Suns, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
~ J. Petit-Senn

Dandelion Puffball, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage.
~ Thucydides

Bald Eagle, St. Paul, Minnesota 2009
Life is best experienced with a sense of awe, wonder and discovery. Go about life with a child’s curiosity.
~ Tom Gregory

Izu, African Lion, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Escondido, California 2008