Hummingbird

The flowers right outside my office window, right in front of me…are blooming, and the hummingbirds love them. There will likely be many photos of hummingbirds coming up while those flowers last. I love these little birds. 🙂

“The most beautiful peo…

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Rose Photo of the Day

Baby flower nestled between the stems… :-)

Purple Chrysanthemum

Thinking of my brother and his family, and so many others who are enduring such hardship and sorrow in Colorado Springs.

Bandana Pink Lantana ~ that’s really the name of this flower. :-)

White and Pink Godetia Center

“The plain fact is that …

“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more ‘successful’ people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every shape and form. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these needs have little to do with success as our culture has defined it.” ~ David Orr

The Gaillardia Flower Revisited