What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron? – Alfred Russel Wallace Every afternoon since we have been home we have been out walking the dog along the river. It has been a chance to de-gas from the day and get a change of scenery. We…
June 7: Sunset cruising
“You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” – Heraclitus Each day, the river brings new adventure and is NEVER the same, there is always something different. Grateful for where we have currently landed, and the gift of friendships. Was exciting to see the river…
June 6: Day 80/80
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”— Maya Angelou This is the first time EVER that I have made it to the end of a…
June 5: Wild roses over the river
“With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?” — Oscar Wilde (De Profundis) Every time I go running, I am reminded of the freedom that I have – particularly because of who I am, and where I live. I am grateful for this, but would also like to do what…
June 4: Lake sunsets
“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd – The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s…