Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
~ Chinese Proverb
White Ibis, Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, Florida 2018
12-27 Sol Shine
Every day above earth is a good day.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Red Ginger, Ernest Hemingway Home, Key West, Florida 2018
12-26 Sol Shine
The key is to keep company only with people who lift you up, whose presence calls forth your best.
~ Epictetus
Colorful Sea Grape Leaf, Islamorada, Florida 2018
12-25 Sol Shine
Sleep in peace, wake in joy, Good angels guard thee.
~ Shakespeare
Santa Saguaro, Tucson, Arizona 2012
12-24 Sol Shine
Give without remembering. Receive without forgetting.
~ Anonymous
Crab Pot Christmas Tree, Warrenton, Oregon 2017
12-23 Sol Shine
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
~ Anonymous
Seaside Sunset, Seaside, Oregon 2017
12-22 Sol Shine
These things, I warmly wish for you:
Someone to love, Some work to do,
A bit of o’ sun, A bit o’ cheer,
And a guardian angel always near.
~ Irish Blessing
Spruce Cones, Lincoln, City, Oregon 2018
12-21 Sol Shine
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
~ William Shakespeare
Cardinal, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2008
12-20 Sol Shine
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Prairie Dog, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010
12-19 Sol Shine
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
