Times are Tough

I knew it would come to this eventually.

Gratitude Monday - Changing Seasons

In the spring any weather can happen at any time for any reason.
On Saturday we had fluffy flakes of fun falling from the sky for most of the morning.


It brought birds to the peanut feeder. The difference was this time it brought starlings as well as woodpeckers. If you enlarge the photo you should see the starling on the feeder as the woodpecker waits on the tree.

The snow stopped in late morning. By noon the melt was on.

It poured off the roof and down the spout.


And ran down the street with joyous abandon.

It was messy and sloppy and fluffy all within a few hours.

It makes spring fun, and for that I am grateful.

ETA:

I made a mistake when I put up the bird pic. It's just of a woodpecker on the feeder. Sorry.

Photo Finish Friday - The Sun Sets On Another Week

The sun sinks slowly into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.

And so another week comes to a close.
What have you done to improve the world?
I've done nothing, but neither have I caused it any harm.
On the whole, that's pretty good.

The New Moon of Spring

Photo is the moon in first-quarter off the coast of Chile from the top of the Radiance of the Seas.

It's the new moon today and you know what that means. Dig out your chequebooks and bring on the abundance.
It's abundance cheque time. The new moon is at 12:06 p.m. EDT. That's 10:06 a.m. local time for me. Once you've sorted out when it is for you, you've got 24 hours to write a cheque to yourself signed by the Law of Abundance. You can take care of the signing yourself. The Universe is pretty cool that way.
If you're new to this here's what to do.
Get a cheque or draw a facsimilie.
Put your name in the pay to the order of line.
Write Paid In Full in the amount box.
Write it again in the amount line.
Leave the date blank.
On the signature line write The Law Of Abundance.
Leave the memo line blank or write Thank You. Either way is good.
Put it away and forget about it.
If you forget to do this within 24 hours, do not despair. Go ahead and write it as soon as you remember. It demonstrates intent and faith.
Abundance comes in many forms. Keep your mind open, and your heart, and see where it takes you.
Happy Abundance.

It's Tax Time

This is how I feel about tax time.

It's that time of the year again.
I got my tax info all sorted out yesterday and bundled off to my accountant this morning.
In a few days the return will be completed and sent off to the government and my financial duties to my country will be done.
I have nothing else to add save I'm relieved. For now.
What about you? Is this your favorite time of year?
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The photo was along a retaining wall in a little town at the end of the Reloncavii Fjord in Chile. I have no idea what it says or means, but I got a kick out of it.

Gratitude Monday - Soon

Near Num-Ti-Jah Lodge along the Banff Parkway.

Spring is here and with it the promise of sunshine, green grass, and lazy summer days.
But it first brought us a spring snow storm that left us with several inches of fresh, fluffy snow.
Moisture is good, and I am certainly grateful for it, but I'd really rather have a proper summer soaker than more snow.
It is what we have, though, and there's nothing to be done about it except ride it out and know that summer, and scenes like this, will be back soon.
I'm grateful that I live so close to the mountains and that I have a car. I can go any time I please. I am also grateful that I have this photo and many others like it to look at on days when it is snowy and grey.
It seemed like time to put up a picture like this. I hope you enjoy it.

Photo Finish Friday - On the Rocks

Sea lions and cormorants share a rock island in Beagle Channel, Argentina.