“Just living is not enough…
one must have sunshine,
freedom, and a little flower.”
Hans Christian Andersen
Tag: inspiration
Happy new year!
May the light clarify your path, and may your feet find a firm hold. May there be love on the way, and strength… Wishing you all a very happy new year!
Sunset zebra
A zebra grazing on a newly green field at sunset, while the burnt hills in the background are colored by a purple haze. This picture just makes me want to pack up and travel into the wild again!
Battered, not broken
Inspiration: This butterfly is battered – but she is not broken and still flying!
Photo taken of a citrus swallowtail in my garden in Lusaka, Zambia
Keep on the sunny side
There’s a dark and a troubled side of life
There’s a bright and a sunny side too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunny side we also may view
(A.P. Carter)
A prayer for Youth Day
Bless the Children of Earth
may they have the blessings of food and health
may their homes be peaceful, their world safe
may we adults, work to make these blessings real
by our actions, attention, and giving, we make it so.
Bless the Children of the earth
with the abundance of a happy, secure life
may they have a life with education and opportunity
each child deserves no less, each child is precious
they are the future, the living legacy of our ancestors.
Bless the Children of the Earth.
(Abby Willowroot)
Winter colors
It’s winter here in southern Africa, with temperatures sometimes dropping to almost zero degrees. And still, some butterflies are on their wings, providing contrasting colors. I think this one is called the soldier pansy.
Photo taken in the forest at Kurisa Moya lodge, South Africa
