Dwell in possibility.
~ Emily Dickinson
Brown Pelican, Port Aransas, Texas 2006
08-14 Sol Shine
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
~ Anna Quindlen
Venus Flytrap, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Folkston, Georgia 2007
Foot Paddling
It was a treat to watch this Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) foot paddling – a foraging behavior used in shallow water to kick up small prey, like Sand Shrimp. It seemed to be a very productive technique!
08-13 Sol Shine
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
~ Joseph Ward Kruth
Wylie, Tucson, Arizona 2016
08-12 Sol Shine
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
~ Beverly Sills
Toad, Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Pittsburg, Texas 2007
My Tiny Collection
Low tide served me several tiny sand dollar tests recently. My newest acquisitions:
My growing collection:
Thankfully they are so tiny, they don’t take up much room!
08-11 Sol Shine
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
~ Thomas Szasz
Queen Butterfly, Tucson, Arizona 2012
08-10 Sol Shine
What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.
~ Charles Bukowski
Whooping Crane, International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin 2009
08-09 Sol Shine
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
~ Paulo Coelho
Wine Barrels, Healdsburg, California 2006
08-08 Sol Shine
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
~ Carlos Castaneda
Lotus Blossom, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2006
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