Daisies are the friendliest flowers

From ritzybee.typepad.com

"Song of the Open Road"

This poem by Walt Whitman speaks to life, of travels near and far, and of the journeys you go on with the ones you love... I want to share stanza 15 now -

Allons! the road is before us!
It is safe—I have tried it—my own feet have tried it well—be not detain’d!

Let the paper remain on the desk unwritten, and the book on the shelf unopen’d!
Let the tools remain in the workshop! let the money remain unearn’d!
Let the school stand! mind not the cry of the teacher!
Let the preacher preach in his pulpit! let the lawyer plead in the court, and the judge expound the law.

Camerado, I give you my hand!
I give you my love more precious than money,
I give you myself before preaching or law;
Will you give me yourself? will you come travel with me?
Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=178711

Happy Valentine's Day HB

Of Presence and Purpose

Painted this afternoon in the green grass...

Cheeky!

www.unitedwithlove.com shares a totally classic image from www.pairedimages.com

DIY Vintage Glass Jewelry

Etsy seller "Beyond the Rockz" features gorgeous glass jewelry, like the Capri earring posts below...Love this gorgeous color blue:

But apart from that, the neatest feature of the site is you can custom design your own vintage glass earrings - and it's relatively inexpensive (~$70!) Check out the link below: http://www.etsy.com/listing/50297741/design-your-own-vintage-glass-earrings

I've been absent....

And here's why:

And you know what? It's the perfect reason....