smoker, bird and cat

here we go 3rd week of 2017! - make it a great one, my friends!

by the cheese store

what happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?  -Bertolt Brecht

with pets

owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.  -Christopher Hitchens

extraterrestrial monday

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.  -Arthur. C. Clarke

sunny morning

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. -Nathaniel Hawthorne

animal rights friday

we can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. -Immanuel Kant

flower girl

a flower blossoms for its own joy. -Oscar Wilde

champagne on the snow

there comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne. -Bette Davis

girl and cat

baby friday

babies are such a nice way to start people.  -Don Herold

winter is here

I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.  -John Landis

catching butterflies

well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, in The Little Prince.

with feline companion

we did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else. -Lyndon B. Johnson

playful

have a productive and playful week, everybody!

happily different

personality begins where comparison leaves off. be unique. be memorable. be confident. be proud. -Shannon L. Alder

flowers lady

butterflies are self propelled flowers.  -Robert A. Heinlein

staring to the valley

getting to the top is optional. getting down is mandatory.  -Ed Viesturs

in the public greenhouse

who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too. -William Cowper

companionship

to get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. -Mark Twain

the explorer

the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires. -William Arthur Ward