The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
~ Emily Dickinson
Mellow Sunset, Pacific City, Oregon 2018
04-25 Sol Shine
The will to do, the soul to dare.
~ Sir Walter Scott
Velella Velella, Neskowin, Oregon 2018
04-24 Sol Shine
Life can only take place in the present moment.
~ Buddha
Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla), Pacific City, Oregon 2018
04-23 Sol Shine
I am here to live out loud.
~ Emile Zola
American Robin fledgling, Bismarck, North Dakota 2010
04-22 Sol Shine
Don’t push the river, it flows by itself.
~ Chinese proverb
River, Yellowstone National Park, 2008
04-21 Sol Shine
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
~ Hans Christian Andersen
White Flower, Tucson, Arizona 2008
Funny Friday
Sad, sad wheel tracks…sniff.
Sign along US-85 on the way to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota 2010
04-20 Sol Shine
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
~ James R. Sherman
Javelina mom with two “reds” Tucson, Arizona 2010
04-19 Sol Shine
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you’re right.
~ Henry Ford
Military Macaw (Ara militaris), Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015
Wordnesday
Since it still insists on acting like winter in some parts of the country…
Apricity: noun. The warmth of the sun in winter.
Beach, Lincoln City, Oregon 02-2018
