Balloons

Ah I remember when we were travelling by bus. Mum and I. In town someone gave me a balloon and I was so happy with it! Which child (or adult *Ü*) doesn't love balloons? So there we where in the bus. It was busy and almost every seat was taken when suddenly.. BOOM!! My balloon snapt! Every jumped up a mile in their seats and when they saw what happened laughed! Thank goodness we had such a good bus driver that he didn't cause an accident when the balloon gave it's loud bang!

Have a great day, Liesel

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Happy New Year!

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Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

I wish you all the happiness for the coming year. May it be filled with family, friends, love and laughter!

With love, Liesel

I leave you with some new year quotes =)

A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.
~Edgar Guest

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.
~G.K. Chesterton

We meet today
To thank Thee for the era done,
And Thee for the opening one.
~John Greenleaf Whittier

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Glory to God in highest heaven,

Who unto man His Son hath given;

While angels sing with tender mirth,

A glad new year to all the earth.
~Martin Luther

A Day

Poetry Monday

Waking up this mroning just before dawn I witnessed the sunrise which in turn reminded me of this lovely poem by Emily Dickinson :o) What a beautiful way to see the world!

A Day

I'll tell you how the sun rose-
A ribbon at a time.
The Steeples swam amethyst,
The news like squirrels ran.

The hills untied their bonnets,
the bobolinks begun.
Then I said softly to myself,
"That must have been the sun!"

But how he set, I know not.
There seemed a purple stile
Which little yellow boys and girls
Were climbing all the while

Till when they reached the other side,
A dominie in gray
Put gently up the evening bars,
And let the flock away.

- Emily Dickinson

Scenic Sunday & Today's Flowers: Corsica

August 2008
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.

While we were walking towards the beach we came across these beautiful cactuses. I have to say that I have never taken to the cactus - not even in my Lucky Luke period *g*- but these have turned me round :o) I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

And experimenting on Picnik using the Lomo-ish(?) effect (click on the photo for a better view of the cactus Ü)

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Quote of The Week

Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
~Martin Luther

Christmas Wishes

I wish you all for this Christmas and the coming year peace, hope, faith and happiness. That you may make your dreams come true. Follow them! Let them take you where they lead! Now is the time!

With lots of love, Liesel

Watery Wednesday: Crete

The picturesque harbour of old town Chania on Crete (Greece)
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