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Summer's Beauty I snapped this shot last week as I was walking in the park. To me it says "Summer".

#creek #Nature #outdoors #parks #photography #seasons #summer

Grounds For Sculpture

Looking for a fun way to experience art? Visit a different kind of art museum, one where the art is mostly exhibited outdoors: a sculpture park!

Earlier this summer, my husband and I experienced Grounds For Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture park located in Hamilton, New Jersey. While some of the sculptures are displayed indoors, most of the art is exhibited outdoors, laid out thoughtfully in the…

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#art #art museum #Grounds For Sculpture #Hamilton #Marilyn Monroe #Monet #New Jersey #outdoors #sculpture #whimsy

The Marriage of Coffee and Graphic Design

I like love coffee and I like clever design ideas, so when these two things come together, I am especially satisfied.

Take this bag of Caribou Coffee, for example. At first glance I took in the color combinations of two shades of brown and light blue on a canvas-textured light brown background. Soothing colors that work well together. Then I registered the shape of the chair and the “flooring”…

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#Caribou Coffee #coffee #color combinations #comfort food #crossword puzzles #graphic design #simple pleasures #Zen

Mind Over Matter or Mindfulness Matters

The image that came to me after seeing this video was that of Jesus, standing on the water in the Sea of Galilee and calling out to Peter, “Do not be afraid,” and “Come.”

To accomplish the mind-over-matter task of walking on a statue that stands 98 feet tall on a pedestal that measures 26 feet tall with arms stretching 92 feet wide,…

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#Brazil #Christ the Redeemer statue #distractions #faith #focus #mindfulness #preparation #Rio de Janeiro #walking on water

You’re Never Too Old To Be Happy I have been enjoying Pharrell Williams' Happy. With its smooth and easy melody and infectious lyrics, this song is an instant mood-changer.

#dance party #good mood #happiness #Happy #music #Pharrell Williams #seniors

We All Travel The Milky Way Together

We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men; but it never occurred to me until this…

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#acorns #Earth #John Muir #journeys #life #Milky Way #seasons #September 11 #Travel #trees

Red Sky, Orange Sky

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.

The old adage has…

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#Alexi Murdoch #ancient mariners #coastal cruise #Maine #Orange Sky #red sky at morning #rhymes #sunrise #weather forecasting

Yawning For Coffee

Coffeeholics (Bill), early risers, up-all-nighters, and anyone who feels like a bear in the…

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#airport #all nighters #bears #coffeeholics #Douwe Egberts coffee machine #Dutch #facial recognition software #free coffee #Johannesburg #red eye #yawning

Telling Tails

A few years ago, I broke my tailbone. My shoes slipped on our carpeted stairs and the next thing I…

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#accident #animals with tails #children #coccyx #communication #evolution #first graders #pets #school #tail #tailbone

Outdoor Art: Sculptures For All To Enjoy

I love seeing art brought outdoors, free for all to behold, as a part of the environment.

During my…

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#Colorado #Estes Park #flutist #Fort Collins #George Washington #Mother Nature #Mt. Rushmore #Nature #outdoors #sculpture #South Dakota #Yellowstone National Park

Discovering a Simple Pleasure in Yellowstone

I have found that a key ingredient of a simple pleasure is one’s perception of time. To truly…

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#calm #mindfulness #natural beauty #simple pleasures #treasure #vacation #volcano #wildlife photography #Wyoming #Yellowstone National Park

A Vicarious Simple Pleasure

Sometimes the simple pleasures in life come to you when you are watching someone elseenjoying a…

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#fountains #fun #games #playing #Salt Lake City #simple pleasures #summertime #Travel #vacation #vicarious experiences

Parades & Kids of All Ages

Life has been so busy these days, what with travel, holidays, birthdays, and cats!

It’s all good,…

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#bikers #children #colonial #dragon boat #firefighters #Fourth of July #Independence Day #motorcycles #parade #paranormal #police

It Was Long Ago

By Eleanor Farjeon

I’ll tell you, shall I, something I remember? Something that…

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#children #Eleanor Farjeon #English authors #growing up #It Was Long Ago #memory #Morning Has Broken #People Look East!#perspective #poetry

Goofus and Gallant

Goofus and Gallant is a cartoon feature that has appeared (in varying versions) in Highlights…

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#Decision-making #Goofus and Gallant #Highlights for Kids #making a difference #making choices #positive character traits #right and wrong

The Power of Art: An Invitation

Art, in its many forms, is one of the simple pleasures in my life.

Art often inspires me; it provokes my thought and emotion. Whether I am creating art, or experiencing art created by someone else, I find that the power of art lies in its ability to…

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#art #balance #concentration #creativity #imagination #meditation #mindfulness #Miyoko Shida #performance art #visual art

April Snow?

The weather can be so unpredictable in spring.

One week it’s summer temperatures, another week…

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