Home, Home on the Range

Just another afternoon waiting on the school bus

At first, I was just watching the pretty white bird in the pasture across the road

Dad putting Junior in his place

Mom to the rescue with sibling in tow

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

~Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant, 1968

The Eyes Have It

This gallery contains 5 photos.

Real Friends

Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

~George Eliot

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

~Douglas Pagels

Lonesome Dove

This gallery contains 7 photos.

From the Heart

When we look up, it widens our horizons. We see what a little speck we are in the
universe, so insignificant, and we all take ourselves so seriously, but in the
sky, there are no boundaries. No differences of caste or religion or race.
~Julia Gregson

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
~Rumi

This is a tree which was damaged by a tornado last year.

For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Up

Smooth Operator

For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

Daughter Eva is training for a May ice show, and usually by the time we arrive for 2:30 practice on Saturday the ice has been “zammed”. Last week the zamming wasn’t done until 2:30, giving Eva a little extra time to stretch before skating.

Sure beats Groovy ice! :)

It is only thanks to the kindness and generosity of a dear blogger named Ralph, who not only made certain Santa visited my home this past Christmas but made it possible for my family to skate this year. Ralph has helped many, many people in many ways, changing many lives for the better. Here’s to all the wonderful people like Ralph who change the world for the better!

Related Post: Groovy

Waiting

Sometimes the afternoon school bus is running late and taking pictures of the falling rain seems the best way to pass the time