To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.                 ~ e.e. cummings, 1955

Free to Good Home

To fear is one thing.  To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.  ~Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved

i ♥ faces weekly challenge | floral

Have you seen but a bright lily grow, before rude hands have touched it? - Ben Johnson

This photo was entered into the I Heart Faces photo challenge – http://iheartfaces.com

17/52: Flowers

When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."   - unknown

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.
~ James Russell Lowell

"Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature of a boy."      - Author Unknown

If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies. - Unknown

Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. - Hans Christian Anderson

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. - Anais Nin

10/52: Green

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Me! Remember, the fish? Came home in a baggy, loved me for two weeks, and then nothing! -The Fish, from Cat in the Hat

“The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.” - Unknown

5/52

Theme: Snow or Ice

We finally gave in and bought a new refrigerator this year.. one with ice and water in the door. This is a purchase that put an immediate stop to the daily bickering about who left the ice trays empty. I ♥ our ice maker.

 

I went above and beyond with two pictures for this week's theme! One more tribute to the ice maker..  :-)

A hug is the shortest distance between friends. - Author Unknown

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. - George Herbert

i ♥ faces weekly challenge | hearts

4/52

Theme: Old/New

The ring on the left belongs to my oldest daughter, and the ring on the right once belonged to my great-grandmother.

Think left and think right and think low and think high.  Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!  ~Dr. Seuss

All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much. - George Harrison

52 Week Challenge

I'm participating in a 52 week photo challenge with a wonderful group of ladies.
This was the third week, and the theme was, "In Your Fridge" and this is what I came up with:

Last week (week 2), the theme was, "Winter":

Week 1 was "Self-Portrait" and I chose to skip that one when I ran out of time. 

I'm going to try to keep up!

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.  ~Author Unknown

Art, after all, is traditionally displayed against vacancies: paintings on dun walls, sculptures in empty spaces, music in quiet halls. ~ John Hart

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