You Can

You can have anything you want --

if you want it badly enough.


You can be anything you want to be,

do anything you set out to accomplish,

if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.

Abraham Lincoln

Do You See What I See?

This is Jake, my mother's cat.

He happened to be reclining nearby when I was wandering around making test shots with my new close-up lens.

What's that in his eye, you ask?

A reflection of the porch railing.

Way cool, no?

Pink

After a summer of hiking through burned woods,

I needed to look at something else.

Plus -- new lens.

You Know You're In Montana ...

When you need the heat on

in the morning,

and

the air in the afternoon.


Summer's over.

Friday Fill-Ins

1. I remember, I remember Mama.

No, wait, old movie title.

I remember, I remember when sirens in the night meant someone else had to get up.

2. Dear Kiddo, I want you to know I'm proud of you.

But remember, once you get to Europe, never offer an Irishman a ride, unless he is really cute and will marry you first.

3. Is that my pen!!???

Give it back.

4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of Godiva.

But what fun is that?

5. I'm saving a kiss just for you!

6. If I made a birthday list a trip to the ocean would definitely be on it!!!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to errand day being over, tomorrow my plans include being the only medical person on duty for the community, and Sunday, I want to relax!