A Stroll in the Garden

“The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.” ― Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red

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“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

“I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Music gives color to the air of the moment.” ― Karl Lagerfeld

“Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.” ― Khalil Gibran

“Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on top of the other.” ― Paulo Coelho

“Life is a sea of vibrant color. Jump in.” ― A.D. Posey

“Colours are nature gone wild.” ― Raheel Farooq

“Color is the soul’s softest whisper, a tender touch in darkness, yet it reveals itself neither through fragility nor delicacy, but through a pronounced courage.” ― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“If you’re to choose to paint your life today… What will it be? Remember, you’re the artist, not the canvas.” ― Val Uchendu

“Be different. Be original. Nobody will remember a specific flower in a garden filled with thousands of the same yellow flower, but they will remember the one that managed to change its color to purple.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.” ― G.K. Chesterton

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A Stroll in the Garden

The Hubby grabbed his camera, and went out to the garden for a few photos to share.

Mama and baby quail are out and about (only one baby in this photo, but there are nine in her family).

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Papa is ever vigilant!

This is a red breasted nuthatch. Nuthatches are tree climbers, and we have lots of them.

This nuthatch is climbing on the oak tree. He is coming down to drink from the water fountain on the deck.

I have spent some time canning peaches. I get a lot of satisfaction from this!

Meanwhile, back out in the garden, there are still some lovely blooms happening!

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A Stroll in the Garden

“Gratitude builds a bridge to abundance.” ― Roy Bennett

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“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” ― Anthony Robbins

“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits. (January 11)” ― Sarah Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

“Choose joyful abundance in your heart and be unbounded, free, and relaxed. Be relentless with your choice and you’ll make your mark.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree

“I am a pauper in an abundance of wealth.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

“Abundance and joy is not something outside of you—it is not something you have to achieve—it is something that is you and which you therefore uncover.” ― Halina Goldstein, Joyful Economy

“Showing gratitude is one of the most powerful ways to create abundance. Giving thanks is one of the most beautiful ways to appreciate life.” ― Debasish Mridha

“Abundance and prosperity begin with gratitude and appreciation.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

“Just because you have an abundance of information does not mean you have wisdom.” ― Jeffrey Fry

“You can lead if you can serve. You can serve when you can love. You can love when you are graced. The truth is that God knows love will be needed in volumes, this is why he made his grace abundant. Leaders are lovers. Misleaders are haters!” ― Israelmore Ayivor

“The only barrier that’s blocking us from living an abundant life is our unwillingness to share what we have”― Dragos Bratasanu, Ph.D.

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A Stroll in the Garden

Energy and persistence conquer all things. – Benjamin Franklin

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Life is full of challenges, but I always have the Three Ps: Passion, patience and persistence. And the fourth one is pizza. – Butch Hartman

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure. – Aisha Tyler

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. – Hal Borland

With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that’s how most bonfires begin – as a simple spark. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance. – Anthony J. D’Angelo

The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job. – Napoleon Hill

Persistence is a secret weapon for everyone. – Liu Wen

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A Stroll in the Garden

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. -Frank Borman

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Life is about growth and exploration, not achieving a fixed state of balance. You have a very limited time on earth to experience all that you can. Figuring out how to squeeze the most out of your family, work, and spirituality is your life’s purpose. Go do it. -Mel Robbins

Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you’ll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head. -Mel Robbins

And as I reinvent myself and I’m constantly curious about everything, I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration. -Pam Grier

The excitement lies in the exploration of the world around us. -Jim Peebles

My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different ways of knowing and understanding the world, and relating to it. My father approached things through scientific inquiry and exploration, while my mother experienced things through her emotions and senses. -Jon Kabat-Zinn

I’m not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It’s all about exploration: just tune the guitar any way you want and start playing. -Alex Lifeson

I’m a storyteller; that’s what exploration really is all about. Going to places where others haven’t been and returning to tell a story they haven’t heard before. -James Cameron

I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it’s about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a place that’s frightening because I haven’t been there before. -P. J. Harvey

Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That’s a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don’t know what you’re doing. -Neil deGrasse Tyson

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!