April 2010

Every tear is answered by a blossom, 

Every sigh with songs and laughter blent, 

April-blooms upon the breezes toss them. 

April knows her own, and is content. 

-Susan Coolidge

Look at the bright side.

During our recent cold snap, the Forsythia bushes have been the ray of sunshine that reminds us of the promise that warmer days are ahead.
"We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lost sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way." ~Gloria Gaither~

Bouquet of Sunshine

"Just living is not enough.
One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower". 
-Hans Christian Anderson

Peace.

If God gave us dominion over the earth, (a responsibility to look after it) then remind me again, why we are fighting over the number of nuclear bombs we need to destroy it?

I'm confused. If it only takes less than a couple hundred to completely destroy this world God so lovingly created, then...I don't know...reducing our nation's inventory by a third, still gives us more than enough bombs to wipe out the bully on the playground next door. And, BONUS, we WIN, because we will continue to have more than any other country on the planet!

Shouldn't the beauty of every sunrise, remind us that Ronald Reagan was, and President Obama is, right? Even 1 bomb is too many. (You would have also thought a certain ex-beauty queen would have had that "worldy peacey" thing down as well).

Let us put aside our petty bickering on this one thing...and behold... the glory of the world we've been given to watch over.

Peace be with you.


  "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."  Genesis 1:28

1460 Days

JAMES D. ROUTLEY

May 19, 1939 - April 9, 2006

“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” - Paul Fussell




My father always seemed happiest when he was behind the wheel of something, especially if there was a long, open road in front of him. Sometimes his adventures were on his own, but most of the time it included friends and families. The only rule on his journeys was you had to follow a different path then taken previously. The trip wasn't a success unless we discovered something new.

1460 days ago my father took his final journey, but his messages about the road live on with those he left behind.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of him and his lessons. It happens almost every time I get behind the wheel of my car. No matter where I am headed, I automatically run through the various paths I might take. Or, as I'm driving, I find myself turning down a road I've never been on, just because I wonder if I'll discover a new route.

I know these little adventures don't sound like much, but for dad it was, and for me it is, about the moral of the story.

Life is too short to do the same things over and over again. Make each day an adventure. Discover something new. Even if it is only a few miles from home.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain

Messenger of Gloom

How can something so beautiful bring such ugly? Thankfully, the snow never arrived. Just the cold wind to remind us to NEVER think you are safely into Spring...especially in Michigan.
A lot of people like snow.  I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.  ~Carl Reiner

March 2010

"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."  -   Doug Larson

I'm Just Saying...

...SOMETIMES holidays with family is overrated.


"If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child." -Linda Sunshine

Now It's Official!

When the robins arrive in Michigan, you can officially declare it Spring.
The blackbirds and starlings arrived almost the exact day of the calendar, but the robins took their time.
"Our" robins arrived back sometime Sunday. Looking plump and content.
Soon the chickadees and bluejays will follow and...


Oohh, myy, gawd....


I am talking about birds....


It is NOW official....

I am F***IN' OLD!!!!




Seriously, though, for all the bird lovers in the world, this is awesome:
http://www.ferris.edu/osprey/