“And the tree was happy” ~Shel Silverstein,

 “Suspect each 

moment, 

for it is a 

thief,

 tiptoeing 

away with more 

than it 

brings.” 

 ~John Updike

a walk with David.

Museum of Natural History.

Brewster, Cape Cod.

“Of course there is a monkey. There is always a monkey.”~Doug Dorst

We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying;

jumping in

or 

climbing down, 

a direct approach

or a delay,

joyful

or miserable,

a spirit of adventure,

or

god help me,

get this thing over with.

~Kristin Armstrong

Rock wall climbing with the boys.

Carabiners, 2014. 

"It takes a long time to become young."~Pablo Picasso

 "The happiest 

moments 

of my life 

have been the few 

which I have passed at home 

in the bosom 

of my family."

~Thomas Jefferson

happy 7th birthday, David.

March 20th, 2014

"The snow is sparkling like a million little suns." ~Lama Willa Miller

'Lo, sifted through 

the winds that blow,

Down comes the soft 

and silent 

snow,
White petals from 

the flowers 

that grow
In the cold atmosphere."

~George W. Bungay

Scenes after the blizzard.

Orleans and Chatham,

Cape Cod.

February 2014

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” ~Henry David Thoreau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Here
I'm here-
the snow falling.” 

 

 ~Kobayashi Issa

"Meandering leads to perfection." ~Lao Tzu

"February 

is merely 

as long as is needed 

to pass 

the time 

until 

March."

~Dr. J. R. Stockton

 

“Once you have had 

a wonderful 

dog, 

a life 

without one, 

is a life 

diminished.” 

 

 ~Dean Koontz