Category: Encouragement

  •   If you put bottled beer in the freezer to get chilled and forget about it until morning, does it explode?   Answer: Yes.     It's not as messy as you might imagine, as it is frozen, but it is messy!           A few years back, in the freezer of…

  •     Ever grateful for the beautiful ocean, the wind and pelicans, for night blooming jasmine off my deck, for the moon and stars, for family and friends I adore, for my health and happiness.   Happy Thanksgiving!             St. Augustine Beach.

  •     These dogs are rescued by these good people and taught to fly! (chasing a frisbee, of course!)   Patience, perseverance and love are the ingredients that make these dogs great.               Nocatee Farmer's Market, the wonderful couple make up Disc.connectedK9's and they and their dogs win national…

  •   As Mary Chapin Carpenter sings, Why walk when you can fly?     (It's not just for the birds.)           Sanderlings, St. Augustine Beach.

  •     Sturdy, solid, ready for anything.             Mountains in North Carolina.

  •   The perfect afternoon at the beach.     The perfect thing to do…     Get sandy and wet!   And later?     Have a drink with friends!             St. Augustine Beach pier, and Aden playing in the tidal pool and later at the Conch House with friends.…

  •       Getting a closer look at a large piece of driftwood on the beach, reveals some of its secrets.     Can you see the river and the mountains?   And a Ram?     The interior life of a tree…           Anastasia Island State Park, St. Augustine, Florida.…

  •   On a cloudy afternoon, sometimes, all you have to do is turn a corner for something wonderful and cheering to come your way.     The sun pops out and illuminates the clouds over the harbor.   A little bit of a rainbow on the way to the beach and then this sunset –…

  •     The moon resting near Venus and Mars, early Saturday morning. (Mars really is red!)   When you look higher, there is Jupiter!     The sun is about to rise and outshine these pals as they make their way across the sky.   A beautiful sight.           The moon…

  •   So, the external hard drive, that housed all of my photo files, and well everything, got fried. We are still praying over it, hoping that the local genius can retrieve some of the files.   In the meantime, being not just a little bummed, here is some humor from the archives…     Good…