Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had it do over again I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else – just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.
~ Anon.
Creosote Bush with Raindrops, Tucson, Arizona 2010
Nothing is worth more than this day.
~ Goethe
Peacock Feathers, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona 2015
I zoomed down to tour Heceta Head Lighthouse before it closed for renovations (it hadn’t yet opened for the season when I visited the area in early May). There were many similarities with both the Cape Meares and Yaquina Head lighthouses which I also toured recently.
The standout feature for Heceta Head is that the assistant lightkeeper’s house is still intact (the head lightkeeper’s house was demolished in 1940 when the light was automated). Each lighthouse required a crew of three; a head lightkeeper and two assistants. The head lightkeeper lived with his family in one house while the assistants lived in a house of the same size that was divided into a duplex. The lighthouse, residences, and storage buildings comprised the light station.
The Heceta House (as it is now known) operates as a B&B wouldn’t it be lovely to stay there someday? And then I checked the price, yikes! Ah well, visiting for the day was still enjoyable (and definitely closer to my price range).
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
~ Beatrix Potter
Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
~ Flora Whittemore
Colorful Doors in Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona 2007
And if you are lost enough to find yourself…
~ Robert Frost
Saguaro blossom, Tucson, Arizona 2011
Life has to be a little nuts sometimes. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of Thursdays strung together.
~ Beau Burroughs (from the movie Rumor Has It)
Bobcat, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015
Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ Christopher Robin to Pooh (in 1997 movie, Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin)
Yellow-bellied Marmot, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010
I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution.
~ Wernher von Braun
Northern Shoveler Drake, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona 2011
June was a lovely month here in Coastal Oregon; most days were sunny with very little rain. Whether strolling the beach or around Spring Lake, nature treated me to little treasures; with pops of color, striking shadows, and distinctive designs.
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