Category: Inspiration

  •     …go to the beach.        

  •   So, over the weekend I had a stomach bug and I think that it warped my sense of humor. The photo that was supposed to go with, Famous Last Words, was this one,     but when I saw the armadillo, I thought it was so cute that I ran with it.   Not…

  •     "Watch this!"     (Apologies to all the armadillos who end up as road kill. Here's hoping that it is always an adventure for each and every one of you.)       Famous last words seen on a patch on a biker babe's jacket. See also Cat Meets Armadillo here. Related articles Alien…

  •     What I have been trying not to say out loud, is that there are blessings or gifts hidden in tragedies, and these gifts may not be obvious for some time to come, but they are there.   If we can make a commitment not to let the anger and helplessness allow us to…

  •     Messy days. Busy days.   Messy house.   (Messy palm.)           Palm tree, posterized etc. for fun!   Where are our poets? Time is running out. Poems for April, National Poetry Month. Send yours to: laine@lainesblog.com soon…

  •     The yellow flowers that grow on the vine that reaches for the heavens, are back and bigger than ever.   Each morning there is a bouquet of them on my deck. Gifts from the gods!          

  •     This is a wholehearted amaryllis, only 4 days after that beautiful bursting bud!      

  •     There's and eagle in this photo, taken last October against an autumn sky.   Recently, from the vantage point of a rented canoe, I watched an eagle slowly soar over the water and with an elegant confidence snatch its prey from the willing river and coast away as easily as I breathe.  …

  •     Do we share an ancient memory of a time when life was truly simpler and our days were spent in the open air, close to the changing seasons and nature's ways?   Our true heritage as children of this earth, punctuated by the sounds of drums and exotic horns, and the call of…

  •     Wouldn't it be great if, everyday you realized that you are bursting with life?   That the packet of your body is loaded with energy, and beauty and love and trust and an unstoppable urge to be alive and well  and happy?     Watch out world!            …