Category: Inspiration

  •     The sun came back and warmed our hearts and toes!   Where have you been? We've missed you! Yes, of course, you were there all along, it was those pesky clouds blocking the view and the heat. They're gone now and it's warm and lovely.   Thank you!     Last night's sunset…

  •     Have you done something impossible recently?   You must have, because this was in the sky, just the other night.   The sky does not lie.         "When pigs fly." From the archives of LainesBlog, February, 2013.    

  •     Sending warm thoughts and wishes and dreams to all points North and West.           Moses Creek #3!      

  •     It's the sun that's on fire, not the bushes!   Our brightly burning star is a mere 93 million miles away, yet it only takes 8 minutes for its light to reach us – 8 minutes, traveling 186,000 miles per second.   It's a mind boggling universe.         Late afternoon…

  •     Hot in the sun and cold in the shade. Whatever. I'm ready. Try and catch me!       Aden at 20 months in my beautiful shrunken beret, now his size!

  •     Many spiritual teachers today will suggest that let your heart do the thinking, and not your head.   Some people are ahead of their time.   These words from The Point, an animated film based on an original fable by Harry Nilsson:   "Now there you go again, you're thinking. That's very destructive…

  •     It isn't really how BIG your friends are, it's how big they are in your heart.     And they don't have to be going in the same direction as you either.   And sometimes they have goofy smiles.       Alligator and lizard pals shot at the Alligator Farm, in St. Augustine,…

  •     When warm(ish) salty water meets the cold night air, there is a mist that calls to the soul like the sirens of myths and fantasy.   No danger to the land lubber, just a reminder that this is heaven now.       Yesterday's sunrise, caught lovingly by David Gardner © 2014. Thanks…

  •     Weather is everywhere and everyone talks about it. Where does it come from? What will it be today? Tonight? Tomorrow?   It's great fun, (with the right clothes!)   In the old days, you could dial a number on your phone for the forecast. Today we have "The Weather Channel."   When all…

  •     Does a pelican in the water ever doubt that he can raise his sails and take to the air? In three powerful strokes, this huge bird is airborne and glides away.         From the archives, January 2012.