Never count your life by the leaves that fall

Textures by Kim Klassen; Nested, 50% Multiply and 1402 Magic, 100% Soft Light Light burning around the photo's edges Count the gardens by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your life by the smiles and not the tears that roll. ~Unknown Attitude and gratitude. Two very hard virtues to embrace, aren't they? …

For the love of…..Life!

Texture by Kim Klassen: Sunkissed 100% hard light with selective masking You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because is is only at this level that you can exercise choice. That you do comes …

Random Friday Finds for Feb. 21st

Texture: Kim Klassen February Trio, Simple; 80% soft light The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside us while we live. ~Norman Cousins My Friday Find was sitting on my desk. And has been since my birthday in late January. Flowers given to me that once were a lovely shade …

Advice from a cactus

Texture by Kim Klassen: Ruemarion 100% soft light  Advice from a cactus Get plenty of sunshine Accentuate your strong points Be patient through dry spells Conserve your resources Don't desert your friends Wait for your time to bloom Stay sharp! ~Ilan Shamir Still hanging around in my Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden file. Why? Because it …

Dead wood in our lives

  We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. ~David Sarnoff Tanner and I have been regularly walking the neighborhood since March. During one of our spring walks, we rounded the corner to find a casualty of one of our violent Midwest storms. Not sure …