Archive for January, 2012

  The Message Shadows and darkness covered her eyes as she awoke in her secret hiding place. She sat up. She didn’t know how much time had passed but she feared what would happen once she emerged. She had to think of a reason quickly. There would be questions; so many questions. Why hadn’t they [...]

              “Hope” is a feeling or belief that something desirable will happen or is possible. These little orchid buds are having “Hope” that soon they will look like the others below.  Delight in their beauty …                         The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do … anonymous A smile – is [...]

Mellow Yellow Monday – Deviled Eggs: A big hit at my Christmas Open House; these deviled eggs will be making another debut at the upcoming “Super Bowl Party”. They sure fit in with this week’s “Mellow Yellow Monday”. Recipe Ingredients: eggs ( brown or white ) mayonnaise mustard sea salt pepper (white) garlic red pepper [...]

Simple : lacking decoration or embellishment and, therefore, plain in appearance Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart – a leaf, a flower, fruit or water – I accept with joy. Bhagavad Gita Beaucarnea recurvata, the Ponytail palm (though it is not a true palm) is a species of Beaucarnea. The ponytail [...]

  “Peaceful” When I was considering what photo to use for the photo challenge “Peaceful” – It occurred to me that we can search for peace in so many places but when I continued to ponder the word these images came to mind. If I wish to refresh my body, soul and mind, I need [...]

A Poem on Color: “Splatters of Colors and Hue” Color me a Rainbow, Sprinkled with golden dreams with dashes of wishes of purple, blues and green. Color me a Heaven, With cotton-candy clouds, amid a sky of azure blue. Color me sweet red roses, kissed by a fresh morning dew. Color me some raindrops, with [...]

                     Artist Swarti Pasari – htt://www.swartipasari.com Windsong Praise You, oh Lord, For this bright new day, May it exult You in every way. The song from the wind as it travels through the earth Seems to hum a sweet melody, expressing rebirth. The valleys and mountains chime their soft encore of peace here on earth and [...]

 ”Reflections”   ”Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” –Helen Keller       Mellow Yellow Monday #156 According to the directions: Mellow Monday states … “I chose yellow for this photo meme because it’s my favourite [...]

Watch What You Ask For – Cinderella was now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead Prince, she happily sat upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her front porch, with a cat called Alan for companionship. One sunny afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared the Fairy Godmother. Cinderella [...]

        Galaxy by artist Copper Whimsea’s by Al   http://www.etsy.com/shop/copperwhimseasbyal/ Mellow Yellow Monday #155 I came across  Mellow Yellow Monday, by way of Becca from http://beccagivens.wordpress.com She had posted some photo’s on her blog that were yellow. I was fascinated by the post and decided to look in my photo album to see is I had anything [...]