My annual reminder. 🐾 🥰

“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.” ~ Barbara Ward

Good morning, Friends. Today is Earth Day. A shout out to all who do their part to protect our Mother. A 'thank you' to all of the good guests. 🌳

#EarthDay

Three days of straight rain had been predicted, so I feel incredibly fortunate that we got out for a morning walk between storms.

Today's delight was beholding all of the rain-splashed roses. 🥰

#myfavoritethings

It's not just you, Walt Whitman: we ALL contain multitudes.

“Earth has no sorrow that earth can not heal.” ~ John Muir

Good morning, Friends!

Healing happens. If I didn't believe that, I couldn't in good conscience be a psychotherapist. 💚💜

📷 Ann on a Hike, 4-17-22

Good morning, Friends! From yesterday's walk. It's that time of year when the neighborhood shows off an abundance of beautiful blossoms, including these lovely roses.

I hope there is some beauty to be found in your day. 💛

You guys... a flower in my garden! How are they purple AND yellow? That's magic, Best Beloved. 💛💜

Good morning, Liv! 😘

Good morning, sweet friend 'o mine. 🥰

Good morning, Friends! I actually do this, every morning.

Wishing you a grateful day. ☀️💛🫶💛

Good morning, Friends!

"We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky, For we can fly (we can fly)!"

Up, up, and away we go into Friday, into the weekend... how will you soar?

What beautiful sights will you see? Enjoy the ride! ❤️

📷 Ann, 1-24-23

As a friend wrote in response to the caption, "Yes but what are those things on the ground?" My kind of humor. 😊

😄

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆. - 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒔

Good morning, Friends. 🧡

📷 Sunrise, 1-28-16

Doctator?

😊 Everyone loves a good Seinfeld reference.

To you as well, dear Peter! 🌞🌻

And may you. 💛

Courtesy: Spirit Rock Meditation Center

You too, my friend.

Good morning ~ In today's episode of "Pretty Things That Bloom in April," I give you a photo of a Clematis (with visiting butterfly) that I took last year. Have a good day, everyone. 💜

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Orbán concedes defeat! Source: AP News

Good morning/afternoon, dear Friends ~ I hope that you didn't have to work as hard for your breakfast as this beautiful heron did. (He was successful, though!) 🐟

📷 Ann, 4-12-25

"I've Gotta Crow" [Comden-Green Lyrics]

"Crow on a Barn," 4-11-24
I really love b&w photography.

I hope you find something to crow about today. ❤️

Love Pema.

Today's Deep Thought. (True though.)

#nationalsiblingsday

I once wrote: "Our siblings are the co-keepers of our childhood memories."

If you have sibs, if they're still in your life, hold fast to them.

If you don't have sibs, join me in sending a loving shout-out to all Brothers and Sisters of the Heart. ❤️

📷 (R) Annie Leibowitz

Good morning, Friends ~ Woke up to a hard rain falling this morning. Not just gentle April showers, but a drenching. Lovely. I hope there is something lovely and refreshing in your day today.

📷"After the Rain," Ann, 10-18-21

SF Bay Area native here: my exact first thought. 😊

Hey Mike, are you not posting each song as it plays tonight, or is Bluesky slow to load? We're really loving your playlist. Any song with the lyric, Went back on the SSRIs..." Awe.

"Musical manipulation," eh? Now we know your secret. 😊