“Time spent with cats is never wasted. – Sigmund Freud”
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160523
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.” — Confucius
“Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.” — Saskya Pandita
“There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.” — Robert Brault
“If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs.” — Oliver Herford
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Birds of Arizona – Costa’s Hummingbird
Birds of Arizona
“Costa’s Hummingbird taken at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
Copyright by Jeffrey Ross, all rights reserved”
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160522
“Remember tonight for it is the beginning of always.” — Dante Alighieri
“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than the dirt itself.” — Charles Dickens
“Money isn’t everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.” — J. Paul Getty
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Sign Edge: Beware of Elk – No Fooling!
“Sign: Wild Elk – Do Not Approach on Foot”
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160521
“You’re either at the table or on the menu.” — Al Capone
“I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.[ed]” — Andrea Gibson
“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.” — Andre Agassi
“The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old.” — Jean Kerr
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Ironwood Trees in the Sonoran Desert
My wife and I feel very fortunate to live in North Phoenix in an area that is considered “the desert.” It has its issues of course such as all the animals that want to eat our plants, invade our house and bite or sting us. Other than that, it is a beautiful area. No, really! It is very beautiful. So many people think of the Sonoran Desert as a desolate place, but it has a lot of color, a variety of plants and flowers and of course an abundance of animals.
We get pleasure from the natural landscape that surprises us with waves of color during certain times of the year. One such plant that found a home on our land without any human help is an Ironwood tree. It is amazing how this tree can survive with all of the animals digging holes around the roots and the dearth of water. Truth be told, I do “sneak” some extra water to it now and then although it doesn’t like our household water too much because of the salts and chlorine.
Here is a picture of the Ironwood tree that has seen its share of trials and yet it continues to provide a blanket of pink each spring. My only regret is that it wasn’t near one of our Palo Verde trees for the photo which, this year, have been covered with an overabundance of yellow blooms. Did someone say pollen?
“Naturally Occurring Ironwood in North Phoenix”
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160520
“The elephant keeps walking as the dogs keep barking.” — A proverb from India
“Rumor travels faster, but it don’t stay put as long as truth.” — Will Rogers
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds.” — Patanjali
“Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” — Arthur Schopenhauer
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STATUS QUOtes — Picture Quote — 20160519
STATUS QUOtes — 20160519
“When the axe came into the woods, many of the trees said, ‘At least the handle is one of us.'” — Turkish Proverb
“Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” — Malcolm X
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” — Rumi
“The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.” — Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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