Category: Inspiration

  •     Breathe in. Hold. …two, three, four. Breathe out.   Stretch…        

  •     "Look at me, I'm tall as a tree!"   In a novel/detective story that I have recently finished reading, the main character defends his choice not to have children by explaining that they start out so well, being loved and cherished and protected  and then they turn into us – adults with tons…

  •     Figures of dogs have been found in caves thousands of years old, almost always protecting.   Dogs are top of the list of animal partners in our modern age, yet the more we make friends with the multitude of other critters on our planet, (and not just cats, my sweet companion), the more…

  •     Kite surfers at the end of a cloudy windy day in St. Augustine.   From a distance, the kite looks like a giant butterfly. Now that would be interesting… giant gentle things flying among us!     St. Augustine Beach, almost Autumn!

  •   A late walk on the beach. Surfers crisscrossing the sand like businessmen with their briefcases on a busy city street. More sea beans reaching out for life than ever before. A sweet sunset that stretches out over the ocean. On the way back, a lovely labyrinth, gladly walked, and a young boy with his…

  •   Don't be late!      

  •     "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands."   I learned this song a very long time ago in Brownies, and never really thought about the words, other than to clap my hands and stomp my feet at the appropriate times.   Is it really possible to be happy and not…

  •     In many seaside towns there are sculptures of families waiting…   They say that we all have someone waiting on that distant shore, ready to meet us. I guess we won't know for sure until our time comes, but there are a couple of dogs and cats that I would love to see…

  •     Saturday evening as I was driving along US 1, there was a beautiful sunset over the marsh, next to the railroad tracks.   A storm was moving away that created a low ceiling or shelf that by and by was gray and then golden and then a wonderful sunset glow of oranges and…

  •     "On further reflection, and after careful consideration, I believe it would be in your very best interest, for so many reasons that I can't go into here, to make me your *nest president.   You won't be sorry.       *Some typos are irresistible! The Great Blue Heron, for president!