2-11-07-- Sunday


"the future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams."

-- eleanor roosevelt

2-10-07-- Saturday
hoping all are staying warm!

"in the depth of winter, I finally learned that
within me there lay an invincible summer."

-- albert camus

2-9-07-- Friday


(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)

-- e e cummings

2-8-07-- Thursday


"we don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are."

-- anais nin

2-7-07-- Wednesday

"if you think you can do a thing
or think you can't do a thing,
you're right."


-- henry ford, (attributed)

2-6-07-- Tuesday

"... solitude and the country, books,
and openness, will feed you..."

-- ralph waldo emerson

2-5-07-- Monday
I am feeling extremely fortunate. my daughter called me at work to say she smelled something burning at the house. when I got home, I called 9-1-1 and the carrboro fire department came out- with the truck and in full protective gear. they found the heater motor was jammed and was burning up. it could have caught the house on fire.

I realized that these guyes put their lives at risk every time they answer a call. pretty impressive. we will get a new heater tomorrow. (we have half of the house heated with another heater.)

interestingly enough, I had been out to the carrboro fire department in the spring with my portrait photography class to practice taking portraits of the firemen. these are 2 of the firemen who came out today. I took the photos last spring. thanks guyes!!!

a few more firemen photos from the spring here:

http://butterflites.smugmug.com/gallery/1365075

2-4-07-- Sunday
in need of colour! florist's window display with extreme post processing!


"when it is dark enough,
you can see the stars."

-- persian proverb

2-3-07-- Saturday

"when your heart speaks,
take good notes."

-- judith campbell

2-2-07-- Friday

"remember there's nothing like
a good night's sleep
to put things in perspective."

-- h. jackson brown, jr

2-1-07-- Thursday and we have snow today! “be like the bird, who halting in his flight on limb too slight feels it give way beneath him, yet sings, knowing he has wings.” -- victor hugo

1-31-07-- Wednesday


"when you get to the end of your rope,
tie a knot and hang on."

-- franklin d. roosevelt

1-30-07-- Tuesday
reflected car parts


"I dwell in possibility..."

-- emily dickinson

1-29-07-- Monday
pepper's pizza in chapel hill has a window on the sidewalk showing the pizza chef at work.


"mix a little foolishness with your prudence:
it's good to be silly at the right moment."
-- horace (65 BC - 8 BC)


"too much of a good thing is wonderful."
-- mae west

1-28-07-- Sunday

"look under your feet.
the great opportunity is where you are.
every place is under the stars.
every place is the center of the universe."

-- john burroughs

1-27-07-- Saturday

"can I know life's reality
so that it's found again
within my soul's creative urge?
I feel that I am granted power
to make my self, as humble part,
at home within the cosmic self."


calendar of the soul by rudolf steiner
english translation by ruth and hans pusch

1-26-07-- Friday


"we've got this gift of love,
but love is like a precious plant...
you've got to keep watering it.
you've got to really look after it and nurture it."

-- john lennon

1-25-07-- Thursday


"until he extends his circle of compassion
to include all living things,
man will not himself find peace."


-- albert schweitzer

1-24-07-- Wednesday



"the clearest way into the universe
is through a forest wilderness."

-- john muir

1-23-07-- Tuesday
robin redbreast from the back


"be kind, for everyone you meet
is fighting a hard battle."


-- plato

1-22-07-- Monday


"nothing astonishes men so much
as common sense and plain dealing."


-- ralph waldo emerson

1-21-07-- Sunday


"inside you there's an artist you don't know about...
say yes quickly, if you know,
if you've known it from the beginning of the universe."

-- rumi

1-20-07-- Saturday


"... and everything in life
responds to the song of the heart."

-- ernest holmes

1-19-07-- Friday

"the universe is full of magical things,
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."


-- eden phillpotts

1-18-07-- Thursday
and we have snow! kids out from school. snow melted by dinner.

"we have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...
and melting like a snowflake. let us use it before it is too late."


-- marie beyon ray





more snow photos here:

http://butterflites.smugmug.com/gallery/2366902

1-17-07-- Wednesday
the squirrels were non-stop eating eating eating. must know we have some
"wintry-mix-weather" coming!

"God bless all those that I love;
God bless all those that love me;
God bless all those that love those that I love
and all those that love those that love me."


-- sixteenth century sampler

1-17-07-- Wednesday
tell-tale bulging cheeks!

"everything is God's to give and to take away,
so share what you've been given,
and that includes yourself."


-- mother teresa

1-16-07-- Tuesday
cold front coming in-- wanted to capture the blossoms
before the freezing temperatures.


"there are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot:
there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun."


-- pablo picasso

1-15-07-- Monday
my grandma's rocker and quilt; my daughter's doll

"we inhereit from our ancestors gifts so often taken for granted...
each of us contains within... this inheritance of soul. we are links
between the ages, containing past and present expectations,
sacred memories and future promise."


-- edward sellner

1-14-07-- Sunday
and the blossoms are still stunning!

"I arise today through
the strength of heaven
light of sun
radiance of moon
splendour of fire
speed of lightening
swiftness of wind
depth of sea
stability of earth
firmness of rock."

-- st. patrick

1-13-07-- Saturday

"when you drink the water,
remember the spring."


-- chinese proverb

1-12-07-- Friday

"I want freedom
for the full expression
of my personality."

-- mahatma gandhi

1-11-07-- Thursday

"health, south wind, books, old trees, a boat, a friend."

ralph waldo emerson,
journal entry for february, 1847

1-10-07-- Wednesday

"it is rumoured that einstein was a keen cyclist who claimed his theory of relativity came to him while he was out riding his bike."

http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,,1383136,00.html

1-9-07-- Tuesday smile for the camera! “we work in the dark, we do what we can, we give what we have, our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task, the rest is the madness of art.” -- henry james

1-8-07-- Monday

"for all that has been, thanks.
for all that will be, yes."


-- dag hammarskjold

1-7-06-- Sunday

"simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art."

-- frank lloyd wright

1-6-07-- Saturday first week in january-- blossoms and bees and carolina-blue sky!! this is unseasonably warm weather for us! where's winter? "to everything (turn, turn, turn) there is a season (turn, turn, turn) and a time for every purpose, under heaven..." -- the byrds words- adapted from the bible, book of ecclesiastes music- pete seeger http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/byrds/turn+turn+turn_20026419.html

1-5-07-- Friday

"I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

-- pablo picasso

I am so enjoying the antics of these critters! Have created a gallery of squirrel shots!

http://butterflites.smugmug.com/gallery/2312249

1-4-07-- Thursday


"life grants nothing to us mortals
without hard work."

-- horace (65 BC - 8 BC)

1-3-07-- Wednesday


"to be content with what we possess is the greatest
and most secure of riches."

-- cicero

1-2-07-- Tuesday
bailey boy takes a nap


"sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest."

-- ashleigh brilliant

1-1-07-- Monday
new beginnings


"from the end spring new beginnings."

-- pliny the elder, roman scholar & scientist (23 AD - 79 AD)