Friendship…

These birds land in one of the redwood trees in our backyard almost every day around 5:00 pm. Friendship is a sheltering tree.  ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge For more “Wordful” / Wordless…

Closer…

One of the butterflies we released, taking a rest on our pear tree before flying away. “I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” ~Author…

Taking flight…

Remember the butterflies I told you about? The weather was warm enough earlier this week to let them go. My daughter held one of them up, expecting it to fly away quickly. But it didn’t….

Winter is…

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire. It is the time for…

Becoming a butterfly…

We ordered them from a catalog: Five very small and not-so-beautiful caterpillars. As the days passed, they grew. Crowded in their plastic house, they clamored over each other, inching along, but not really…

A bend in the road…

Just one of the beautiful views in Truckee, CA.  “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.”  ~Author…

Home…

“Home is a shelter from storms.”  ~William J. Bennett For more “Wordful” / Wordless Wednesday photos, stop by Angie’s SevenClownCircus, Parenting by Dummies, 5MinutesforMom, and A Beautiful Mess.

Happiness…

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.  ~John Barrymore Wishing you happiness and open doors today… :) For more “Wordful” / Wordless Wednesday photos, stop…