water drops

                        We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.  ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

gingersnaps

               Recipe:

               1/2 cup butter

               1/2 cup shortening (butter can be substituted)

               1 1/2 cup sugar

                1/2 cup molasses

                2 eggs, beaten

                4 cups flour

                1/2 tsp salt

                 2 1/4 tsp baking soda

                 2 1/2 tsp ginger

                 1 1/2 tsp cloves

                 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

                 Additional sugar

                 In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light colored and fluffy.

                 Beat in molasses and eggs; set aside. In another large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda,

                 ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Blend thoroughly with wire whisk. Gradually mix flour mixture into

                 creamed ingredients until dough is blended and smooth. Roll dough into 1 1/2 in, balls.

                 Dip tops in sugar; place 2 1/2 in. apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for

                 11 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container to maintain

                  softness. Yields 3 dozen. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk!

autumn light

               God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.  Have you used one to say "thank you?"  ~William A. Ward

gerbera daisy

                                                 God has sown his name on the heavens in glittering stars;

                                                     but on earth he planteth his name by tender flowers.
                                                                            ~Jean Paul Richter

frosty morn

                             Some colors exist in dreams that are not present in the waking spectrum.  ~Terri Guillemets

I heart faces photography contest ~autumn splendor

Golden light

                                  A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least,

                              but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.  ~Hal Borland

bokeh

                  There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. ~James Thurber

sunrise

                                                            

              Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart.
                 ~Edwin Markham

kitty

                                            I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. 

                                                     It's not.  Mine had me trained in two days.  ~Bill Dana

frost on the barberry

                                                  Nature never goes out of style.  ~Author Unknown