A quiet moment
Just to remind us that spring is coming, and will get here just when we all think we can’t manage another week of snow, wind, and ice …
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A yard guard/watch cat also keeps an eye on any plant potting materials or stored items. It’s his job; taken very seriously and never for just amewsment. #CaturdayWeekly
Happy little trees?
Even my hero, Bob Ross, would be hard-pressed to call these magnificent aspens in New Mexico ‘happy little trees.’ But you can bet your brushes he’d start painting immediately. A. R. Tist #One-dimensionalartist
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A quiet moment
The ordinary loaf of homemade bread … whether made by machine on the kitchen counter or entirely by hand, it reminds us of the importance attached to the simple act of breaking bread together. Leave a loaf on the neighbor’s porch and see what happens.
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If you thought only horses and dogs rolled in the dirt … well … cats do too. (But note the white paws are still clean.) #Caturday Weekly
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A butterfly, buffeted by the wind or left by some other accident with a tattered wing, is yet a living jewel – and still flying.
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“I can’t look. All those delicious French fries, so good to eat and … no, I’m not supposed to beg. I shouldn’t ask for one. But I won’t get one if I don’t ask. What if I ask for one, just one, and I get TWO ? Oh, bliss. I have to ask.”
A quiet moment
Claude Monet, 1908 “The Palazzo Contarini” in Venice, Italy, on the Grand Canal Water, whether audible or not, is generally quite soothing to the human spirit and calming to the anxious mind. Allow yourself respite.
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From the Preface to “Lords of the Housetops” Thirteen Cat Tales c. 1921 Now the cat, independent, liberty-loving, graceful, strong, resourceful, dignified, and self-respecting, has a psychology essentially feline, which has few points of contact with human psychology. The cat does not rescue babies from drowning or say his prayers in real life; consequently any
A quiet moment
Perhaps you’ll have a moment to write someone a card or a short letter. Your correspondence will be treasured and saved, for more than any sixty seconds. Guaranteed.