Peaceful stream

A scene from the MK Nature Center, a lovely haven that's in the middle of the city.

A little fog and smog

Looking down Capitol Boulevard at the State Capitol where the legislators are currently in session. 

We often have disharmonious weather this time of year.... 

Design

Following curves
round and about
and wondering what's in the
dark
beyond  

Winter moon

It's 11:45 pm and the moon's 
a sharp disk casting 
green-silver shadow patterns through
the dining room windows

She rouses him from bed
"Come look!"
And they stand at the windows
awash in green-silver
holding hands
holding the magic for
as long as they can  

Morning

And what is for sale at this hour: coffee, donuts, Egg McMuffs, burritos from the 24-hour quick-stop. Newspapers, gasoline. 
And for lease? Another day?  More coffee please... 

The cat's meow

As seen one day during an outing. 

A few entertaining cat quotes:

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. 
- Anonymous 

I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food which they take for granted--but his or her entertainment value.  
- Geoffrey Household 

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.  
- Hippolyte Taine 

Fun with words

Incognito   
Adjective:  in disguise, unknown, disguised, unrecognized, under an assumed name.
He preferred to travel incognito. She liked to paint incognito. During a trip to the Midwest, she took photos from duck blinds. He always disguised himself, wearing a coat, hat, and Groucho glasses whenever he left the apartment. 
She became bored and began doing bizarre and outrageous things incognito.

Like a drug?

Read an article today that says that as we listen to music we enjoy, our brains release dopamine, which enhances our feelings of pleasure. The same study also found that spending time looking at artwork does the same thing -- releases dopamine which makes us feel good.

Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.
~ Unknown

Vessels

Some sparkle for a winter's day.

Color

It's been kind of smoggy out lately with a little sun here and there. So, it's time for some color for the new year.

Here are some thoughts from others about colors.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?  Can one really explain this?  No.
~Pablo Picasso

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
~G.K. Chesterton

Coloring outside the lines is a fine art.
~Kim Nance

Happy New Year!

I'm borrowing a couple of amazing images from the Hubble Telescope to usher in the new year. "Fireworks displays" from the Universe.

Hope 2011 brings many blessings to you!
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/

A little weathered, but...

sturdy and strong. A resilient heart by any design.

If you love someone, put their name in a circle; because hearts can be broken, but circles never end.
~ Anonymous

Stretching it

We've seen the sun in and out for a few days. But the pros say a snow storm is on its way within the next couple of days. I'm already tired of nasty weather and winter has just begun. So, in the words of bluesman Jimmy McCracklin, "Lie, lie, lie lie, lie to me..."
(I'll forgive ya, just the same)

Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
~ Anonymous

Holiday spirit

Lights last night downtown Boise.

Good wishes and greetings from family and friends.

Happy holidays, everyone! :)

Sound of geese...

overhead, call and response,
as they swiftly flew by
and vanished

Holiday blur

How can time pass by so quickly -- and so slowly -- simultaneously?

Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in her own way, by going to the mall of her choice. 
~Author Unknown

At twilight

Pink clouds today around sunset, along with a half moon. Finally a little more color in the sky!

More light play

Tis the season for light and lights.

Other thoughts about light:

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
 ~Aaron Rose

Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
 ~Irish Proverb

Trawling?

Can't hardly stand to read the news right now -- too much fishy stuff going on. But I guess it's "the same as it ever was," as the Talking Heads would say.

Here are more fishy observations:

"Carpe Diem" does not mean "fish of the day." 
~Author Unknown

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. 
~John Steinbeck

May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it. 
~Irish Blessing

A good sign

As seen at a garden earlier this year. Bill must be a real character....