Smiling Behind His Pacifier

365 Magical Moments: Day 16

Even with the pacifier in his mouth, he has a very sweet smile. Don't you think?



"The fundamental job of a toddler is to rule the universe."
~Lawrence Kutner

Fungi

365 Magical Moments: Day 15

This fungi growing on a tree was too pretty not to photograph.



"If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools."
~Katherine Mansfield

Silver Pen

365 Magical Moments: Day 14

This is a silver pen from one of the weight loss awards that Robert and I have won. (We won an engraved paper weight and pen for each of the competitions.)



"There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write."
~William Makepeace Thackeray

Red Leaf

365 Magical Moments: Day 13

I really liked the red color of this leaf and the patterns along it.



"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
~Albert Camus

Holly

365 Magical Moments: Day 12

This is taken from a pretty holly bush that is in our next door neighbor's front yard. Holly berries and leaves always remind me of Christmas and winter.



"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show."
~Andrew Wyeth

A Bit Of Sun Amongst The Clouds

365 Magical Moments: Day 11

We had another day with a little bit of sunshine, and I was happy for every tiny bit of sun that showed itself.



"Ah, Hope! What would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of to-day, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow."
~Susanna Moodie

Little Bird

365 Magical Moments: Day 10

This pretty little bird was in a tree next door.



"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
~Lou Holtz