happy earth day

amazing view from cf's new home

the path for KK & BB's hike today

thank you Mother Earth!

listen to the warm

It was an incredibly warm morning.
Clouds hovered high like hot smoke rings
in the sky. A perfect day for football.
Youth sports can be good for the soul.
It's great to see children with boundless
energy learning to be part of a team;
trying hard to give it their best shot.
Good job JFF & JJF!

~~~~~
~ that being said,
here's a hot topic:
Do you care? Seriously?
Will the “change” begin with you?

OR
Will you be a complicit dribble
of the lost generation?


~ Now, take a deep breath, & get your
shoulders out of your ears. Decompress
with a brilliant deep sea adventure.
Nature can be amazing…


~ I was admiring my Granddaughter’s

lovely hair yesterday; such natural beauty…

~And then, in the still of the morning,

I felt the same wonderment at sunrise...

b.q.

dis and dat

~ sweet rain nurtures nature...

con funghi


a new "volunteer" palm thriving

between the block wall & fireplace


our water conserving Bottle Tree,

reaching for the sky


~ would you Ha-ra-ju-ku?

~ racial profiling::

+ NEWBO New Black Overclass +

~ Yakuza tat...
Shoko Tendo - daughter of Yakuza boss, Hiroyasu Tendo,

shows her tattoos, including a large one on her

left shoulder of Jigoku Dayu, a famous courtesan

from the Muromachi era. Shoko is the author of

“Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster’s Daughter”.

She describes the tattoo as her way of bidding farewell

to her past life, and starting a new one as a writer, and

now as a mother.
Guardian News

Photo: Reuters

~ Sakura :: Cherry Blossoms ::

Sakura represents Spring, & is an

omen of good fortune, and is also a

symbol of love, affection.

Cherry blossoms are an

enduring metaphor

or the fleeting nature of life,
In Japan, cherry blossoms are thought

to exemplify the transient nature of life,

because of their short blooming times.

Cherry blossoms blooming en masse,

resemble clouds; besides being an enduring

metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life.
The extreme beauty and quick death of

cherry blossoms, has often been

associated with mortality.

b.q.

happy humpday

Photo: Chad Batka
2009 Westminster Dog Show winner

is a beautiful Sussex Spaniel,

Stump

Fresh out of “retirement”, this spirited

10-year-old dog is the first Sussex Spaniel,

& the oldest doggie, to win Westminster’s

Best in Show ribbon; rising above 2500 dogs

in the competition. Congrats STUMP!
P
~ 5ive more of the
50 Habits of Highly Successful People

source:: Lifehack May 12, 2008
21. They don’t believe in, or wait for, fate,

destiny, chance or luck.
22. They take action before they have to.
23. They are more effective than most at

managing their emotions.
24. They are good communicators.
25. They have a plan for their life and they

work methodically to turn

that plan into a reality.

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~ Waking before dawn’s crack for

a drink of nature’s magic:

and a cotton candy sunrise!

P

"When you come to the end of your rope,

tie a knot and hang on. "
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

b.q.