Unique

"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away."

~Raymond Hull

Isn't this just about the cutest thing you have ever seen? I thought so. I have never seen anything like it, I thought he was very unique. It made me think about how cool it is to actually be different. To standout from the rest. It's something we all should strive for. To have the confidence to not conform to the rest of the world.

Vacations......

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

So, this picture reminded me of something tropical and when I think of the tropics, I think of being on vacation. Laying on the beach, eating jumbo shrimp and watching the sunset with a loved one. *sigh* If I only I had the time and the money. It's been far too long since I've had the luxury to experience such a thing and it seems that I am not the only one going through vacation deprivation. I've read the Americans take fewer vacation days than anyone else in the industrialized world by far. We give $19.5 billion back to our employers each year in unused vacation time. Something is wrong with this picture. Vacations make us feel good and re-energizes us, so that when we do go back to work and to our daily lives we can be even more productive than we were before. We need to take back our right to go on a vacation and relax. Get away from the world and just be. We need to demand more time to spend with our loved ones and not let anything or anyone take that away.

A bee's life....

“The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.”

I find bees to be amazing creatures. I believe that they have a way of life that we humans could definitely learn a little from.
One thing that stands out the most is their sense of community. The beehive is an amazing complex community. Each bee has a different task that keeps the whole hive functioning properly. This keeps the bees working together for the benefit of the entire community. Bees are constantly used in the Mormon religion to represent the ideal society. It is said that they are one of the most prolific examples of a working community.
How would communities in America benefit from this type of society?
One interesting fact that I found:
Many famous poets and writers such as Virgil, Sophocles, and Plato were associated with the bee. A common story was that infants whose lips were touched by bees would become great speakers, poets, storytellers, and philosophers. Thus, bees were often called "birds of the muses".

PHOTOGRAPHY!!

So, I've decided to take on photography. It's a new passion of mine and I love it! I'll be posting new pictures everyday......Hopefully.... Enjoy!