PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ MAGICAL

 

"The world is full of magical things,

patiently waiting

for our wits to grow sharper."

~ Eden Phillpotts

 

 

  Our host this week is Tint   and the word she has chosen   is:        
 

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 "One of the most tragic things

I know about human nature is

that all of us tend to put off living. 

We are all dreaming of some magical

rose garden over the horizon ~ instead of

enjoying the roses blooming

outside our windows today."

~ Dale Carnegie

 

 

Sunset at Santarini, Greece 2000

(A magical place for the whole family at my son's wedding)

(Taken with an old Sony FD83 Digital Camera ~ photo untouched except to size)

 

 Every magical moment,

 of each magical day

 makes up 24 magical hours,

 of magical people and places,

 filled with magical music,

 (nature's and our own)

 if we just choose to see 

 what God has given us!

 

 

..............................

 ............

..Linda.........John...........Cherie

(representing another magical time & place with very special people)

 

"There is no surprise more magical

than the surprise of being loved: 

 It is God's finger on man's shoulder."

~ Charles Morgan

 

 

 Life is such a special gift

 so use each magical moment wisely.

 

Wishing everyone

a  weekend full

of love and laughter!!!

 

Want to leave you with this one last quote

(food for thought)

" I believe anything is possible.

Research into quanyum physics proves

that a system changes simply by someone

 observing it.  Therefore, all you have to do is be

a wake and aware of your environment, and

that enables you to transform everything

around you.  It sounds like hocus pocus, but

scientists are coming to realize that just

thinking about something can make it happen.

  Turns out maybe faith can move mountains."

~ Christine Anderson

The Joy All Around Us

 

Hmmm, Sounds very much like a penguin

we have right here on Multiply!!!

 

 

 

Luci, two other dear friends and I flew

to Chile and headed off for what proved to

be an off-the-charts, fantastic trip to the

Magallanic penguin rookery.  I wasn't prepared

for the utter delight I felt as our bus made it's

way down to the coastal rockery, carefully

threading it's way through hundreds of little

penguins who didn't care whose parking lot

they were on or how big our bus was.

As we exited the bus, one particularly

friendly penguin turned to a woman and

began an energetic effort to loosen her

shoelaces. When the shoelaces would not

yield, the penguin pummeled the woman's

leg with a succession of flipper slaps that sent

us all into hysterics.  The woman was not hurt

but she was sporting some memorable

bruises the next day,

To my knowledge, penguins

don't serve any useful purpose in life

other than to give people like me immense

pleasure.  From the grandeur of the

snow-capped glacier peaks to the awkward

land inefficiency of penguins, what

fun it is simply to "sing for joy"

about God's creation.

~Marilyn Merberg

 

 

 

 

 

WISHING EVERYONE

A GREAT WEEK!

You want to start it with a smile?

Than visit our friendly penguin's

latest blog!!!! ~ ~ ~ Click here

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ SAFE

   

 

Another fun week from the

Picture Perfect Team!   Our host this week is CHERIE   and the word she has chosen is:    SAFE (Definition: 1. Secure from danger, harm, or evil. 2. Free from danger or injury; unhurt: safe and sound. 3. Free from risk; sure: a safe bet. 4. Affording protection: a safe place. 4. Baseball. Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.)     "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." ~ William Shedd     As a heart is safe locked away, but than that is not what hearts are for!       If you are not a part of PPF and would like to join in all the fun just follow this link --------->PICTURE PERFECT

 

 

 

"In Your Eyes"

 

"My feelings locked inside
I made myself an island
Trying to take my heart and hide
I built a wall around me
Afraid of letting go
But suddenly an open door
I never saw before"

In your eyes (your eyes)
I see the light
Leading me home again
It's heaven in your arms, my love
My heart is in your hands
(Heaven in your arms, your eyes)
In your eyes, seems so right
I see forever in your smile
This woman is a child again

 

 

.....................

Love's been building bridges
Between your heart and mine
I'm safe here on my island
But I'm out on the edge this time
I built a wall around me
Thought I'd save myself the pain
Your touch swept me away
Now I'll never play it safe again

 

 

WISHING EVERYONE

A NICE WEEKEND

(BE IT QUIET & PEACEFUL

OR NON-STOP ADVENTURE)

MAY IT BE FILLED

WITH LOTS OF SMILES AND LOVE!

 

* My Picture was made in 2006 in the Great Smoky Mountains,and yes, of course, with my trusty old Kodak Z740 Digital Zoom Camera.  I never leave home without it!

Billy Gilman ~ Little Things

"Little Things"

Little things that you do
Make me glad I'm in love with you
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
The way you smile, the way you hold my hand
And when I'm down you always understand.

You know I love those little things that I hear
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain't nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Little things in my ear that you say
When there's no one near.
Little things that you do
Let me know that your love is true.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I'm your man.

You know I love those little things that I hear
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain't nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Little t hings that you do
Make me glad I'm in love with you.
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I'm your man.

You know I love those little things that I hear
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain't nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Alabama ~ Close Enough To Perfect

The other day I was talking about "perfect" with someone that said, "No one is perfect." And I agree!!!! But I do think that some things about a person might drive another up the wall where the very same things someone else might just love or find cute. So, like this song states, I'd like to say, "You're close enough to perfect for me."



Sometimes her morning coffee's way too strong
And sometimes what she says, she says all wrong
But right or wrong, she's there beside me
Like only a friend would be
And that's close enough to perfect for me

Now she's been known to wear her pants too tight
And drinking puts her out just like a light
Heaven knows she's not an angel
But she'd really like to be
And that's close enough to perfect for me

She kisses me each morning, and smiles a sleepy smile
She doesn't have to say it, I can see it in her eyes
Don't you worry about my woman
Or what you think she ought to be
She's close enough to perfect for me

Sometimes she gets down and starts to cry
But then again the lady has the right
She's everything I've ever wanted
She's all I'll ever need
She's close enough to perfect for me

She kisses me each morning, and smiles a sleepy smile
She doesn't have to say it, I can see it in her eyes
Don't you worry about my woman
Or what you think she ought to be
She's close enough to perfect for me

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ FRAGILE

       

Our host this week is Heather

  and the word she has chosen   is   FRAGILE (Fragile applies to objects that require great care when handled)    

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Life is fragile,

Each day a new opportunity...

Every moment precious!!!

 

 

" I held a moment in my hand,

brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower,

 a tiny sliver of one hour.

I dripped it carelessly,

Ah! I didn't know,

I held opportunity.

~Hazel Lee

 

 

......................

"But tomorrow, dawn will come

the way I picture her,

barefoot and disheveld,

standing outside my window

in one of the fragile cotton dresses

of the poor.

She will look at me

with her thin arms extended,

offering a handful of birdsong

and a small cup of light."

                              ~William Collins

 

 

ANOTHER FUN FRIDAY...

ANOTHER WONDERFUL WEEKEND...

ENJOY  ! ! ! 

EACH DAY . . . EACH MINUTE . . . 

SHARE THEM  ~

WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE!!!

 

*I took my picture with my Kodak Z740 Zoom Digital Camera

In 2007 in Orange Beach, Florida....  I have used it once before

in PPF last October for Picture Perfect Friday ~ Anticipation.

This time the picture was cropped to just the sky and

the 'window' added in Photoshop.

 

 

ABBA ~ Andante Andante

One of the most beautiful songs of words and music...
It has always been one of my favorite.



Andante, Andante lyrics

Take it easy with me, please
Touch me gently like a summer evening breeze
Take your time, make it slow
Andante, Andante
Just let the feeling grow

Make your fingers soft and light
Let your body be the velvet of the night
Touch my soul, you know how
Andante, Andante
Go slowly with me now

I'm your music
(I am your music and I am your song)
I'm your song
(I am your music and I am your song)
Play me time and time again and make me strong
(Play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
Make me sing, make me sound
(You make me sing and you make me...)
Andante, Andante
Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante
Oh please don't let me down

There's a shimmer in your eyes
Like the feeling of a thousand butterflies
Please don't talk, go on, play
Andante, Andante
And let me float away

I'm your music
(I am your music and I am your song)
I'm your song
(I am your music and I am your song)
Play me time and time again and make me strong
(Play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
Make me sing, make me sound
(You make me sing and you make me...)
Andante, Andante
Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante
Oh please don't let me down

Make me sing, make me sound
(You make me sing and you make me...)
Andante, Andante
Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante
Oh please don't let me down
Andante, Andante
Oh please don't let me down...