October morning on the river

 
Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.

Paul Cezanne

October rose

Photo taken at Fort Whyte today.

"There ought to be gardens for all months of the year, in which, severally, things of beauty may be then in season."

Sir Francis Bacon

Apple pie

Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
Jane Austen

Sidewalk chalk drawing

Sometimes we see beautiful images, and sometimes we know beautiful people.  Such a person was Richard who passed away earlier this week at the age of 56, of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease.  He had a cheerful smile for everyone, and that's how I remember him.  When I came across this chalk drawing, I thought of him.

Wedding anniversary flowers

Tea cup flower arrangements made by my sister for my parent's 60th wedding anniversary

 

We are not the same person this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changed, continue to love a changed person.

W. Somerset Maugham

The face in the fencepost

There was a crooked man
and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat
which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
in a crooked little house.
          Nursery Rhyme

Cows in the meadow

"Nice weather,"
     said the brown cow.
"Ah," said the white.
"Grass is very tasty."
"Grass is all right."
        from Cows
        by James Reeves

Toadstool

Under a toadstool 

      crept a wee elf,

out of the rain 

       to shelter himself. 

Nursery rhyme

Promise of a great day

"Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have."

From The Blank Book by Lemony Snicket

Hello October

There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.

Nathaniel Hawthorne