pet faces: i heart faces photo challenge
Motherly love…
Aug 8, 2012
Mar 10, 2012
dormant
God sends the dawn
that we might see
the might-have-beens
that still might be. ~Robert Brault
Feb 14, 2012
valentine’s day
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
~ John 15:13
Jan 26, 2012
Jan 21, 2012
flowering in January!
There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.
~John Muir, A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, 1916
Jan 9, 2012
Jan 8, 2012
vanished snow
The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination. ~Terri Guillemets
Dec 31, 2011
Christmas bells
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dec 23, 2011
frosted
~Norman Vincent Peale
Dec 18, 2011
mirror on the wall
There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton
Dec 12, 2011
Dec 6, 2011
Nov 27, 2011
Nov 26, 2011
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!
Nov 24, 2011
autumn light
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward
Nov 18, 2011
gerbera daisy
but on earth he planteth his name by tender flowers.
~Jean Paul Richter
Nov 16, 2011
frosty morn
Some colors exist in dreams that are not present in the waking spectrum. ~Terri Guillemets
Nov 15, 2011
Nov 13, 2011
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
Nov 11, 2011
bokeh
There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. ~James Thurber
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