While we have the gift of life,

it seems to me the only tragedy

is to allow a part of us to die,

whether it is our spirit, 

our creativity, 

or our glorious uniqueness. 

Gilda Radner

Ivory Palaces

Out of the Ivory Palaces

Into a world of woe

Only his great, eternal love

Made my Savior go

It's A Short Drive

No one can drive us crazy

unless we give them the keys.

Doug Horton

 

Scary, but that is my "key" to get into the new Tiny Town High.  I don't think I'm ever going to feel too nostalgic about this hunk of plastic.  I love the old skeleton keys.  Almost any metal key has a bit of mystery or charm.  A plastic credit card looking thing that you swipe?  Not so much.   

Spring Fever

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is.

And when you've got it, you want-

 oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,

but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!

Mark Twain

Man's Love of Fire

To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment

than almost anything else in the world.  

Charles Dudley Warner

Going To The Woods

I went to the woods 

because I wished to live deliberately, 

to front only the essential facts of life, 

and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,

and not, when I came to die, 

discover that I had not lived.  

Henry David Thoreau, 1854

Hats Never Went Out Of Style

It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, 

and few accomplish it after the age of six.  

John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese

By far the best hat on the slope this year.  I had to move fast to capture this little live wire!

Ah, Faith!

 

Faith is believing

that the outcome will be what it should be,

no matter what it is.

Colette Baron-Reid

This little one in ski helmet caught my eye last week on my ski trip.  It wasn't until after I took the picture that I realized her name was Faith.  Quite appropriate.  And I love this quote by Colette Baron-Reid.  "Things happen for a reason."  I've been telling myself that for quite awhile now.  I just never realized that is a form of faith.

Only Julie Andrews Can Call the Alps--Hills

The hills are alive

with the sound of music

with songs they have sung

for a thousand years.

The Sound of Music

One of my favorite pictures from our recent ski trip.  The Rockies are beautiful.  I took this one on my last run of the first day.  I love the white snow and blue sky.  Looking at this picture, I can almost smell the air!

What A Difference

What a difference a day makes!