A Gentle Word....

A gentle word, like summer rain,

May soothe some heart and banish pain,

What joy or sadness often springs

From just the simple little things!

~ Willa Hoey

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,

sweet to the mind and healing to the body

~ Proverbs 16:24

Be like the flower,

turn your face to the sun

~ Kahlil Gibran

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,

or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

~ Abraham Lincoln

I'm praying for Boston and those killed and wounded in the horrific act of terrorism at the marathon. May those responsible be caught and brought to justice. May we all strive to make this world a better place.

 "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Talking to the animals....

I took a walk over to our community's equestrian center this weekend to say hello to the horses. As soon as they see someone come by the corral they trot over to the fence hoping you will have a carrot or other treat for them.  The management asks that we not feed them, so I only give them a little pat on the head. Most of the horses are privately owned by neighborhood residents, but there are some that are available if one wants to take horseback riding lessons, and both English and Western style lessons are offered. I'm not planning on doing that but perhaps one day my granddaughter will?

Whenever I walk in my neighborhood in the late afternoon/early evening the fields are full of mule deer nibbling on the grass. I love taking photos of them. They are quite tame for wild deer and do not seem to care that cars and people pass by. The Rangers that are based in our community ask the residents not to feed the deer, as that causes them to rely upon humans, and it also introduces foods to their system that can cause more harm than good. I noticed the males have all shed their antlers and they were all also shedding their thick winter fur. I hope that means the nice weather will soon be here to stay!

I love that the trees along the trails are full of magpies ...

and that my backyard is full of wild bunnies...can you see all three?

I'm not sure how good they will be for my flowers, but how can I not love a face such as this?  It's Walt Disney's Thumper in real life! I will always ♥ New York, but Colorado is now my "home sweet home," and I ♥ it here too! Yes, it is so different from New York City, but I love it all! I feel like I'm on a permanent vacation.

I will tell you what I miss the most about NYC in a future post. Can you guess?  I'll also blog from time to time about in some places I visited in NYC before I moved, that I never had a chance to blog about. One future NYC tour will be a big surprise -- you won't believe that such a tour actually exists, but it was really quite interesting! I hope you won't miss that.  Do you need a hint? One word: Alligators!