What Do You See?

"Art is not what you see, 

but what you make others see."

                                                                                                                 --Edgar Degas

Memorial Day

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.

They have earned our undying gratitude.

America will never forget their sacrifices.

                                                                                                                              --Harry S. Truman

Calm

"...Do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,

Even if your whole world seems upset."

                                                                                                 --St. Francis de Sales

Make It Beautiful

"Some people look for a beautiful place.

Others make a place beautiful."

                                                          --Hazrat Inayat Khan

Orchids

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

                                                                                                  --Rumi

Curves

"In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves."

                                                                                                   --Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Mom in Mind

"Good moms let you lick the beaters...

Great moms turn them off first."

                                                                                                              --Unknown

Selfie Obsessed

Since I don't often photograph myself and post the images on social media platforms, I'm easily annoyed by those that do, especially when the images contain contorted lips and other widely popular poses or gestures.  The following quote by some anonymous yet quick-witted person summarizes my sarcasm about this phenomena:

"Sending my selfie to NASA because I'm a star."

                                                                                                                       --Unknown

They're Back

"I glanced out the window at the signs of spring.

The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding,

the sun was almost bright."

                                                                                       --Millard Kaufman