Good morning, everyone. Group hug! ❤️ Photo: The Artemis II crew after they looped around the far side of the moon and started for home. ABC news.

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words - And never stops at all... ~Emily Dickinson Good morning, Friends ~ I hope that you're finding something to be hopeful about today. 💚 📷 "Mr. and Mrs. Duck," Ann, 4-7-25

Before Covid hit, I painted rocks with inspiring messages and left them around town - I called it my Love Hope Joy Project. One time, I turned rocks into Easter eggs. 💜🩷

Did I ever tell you about one of my alter egos? "I am known by many names." 🥰🐰🥚

Good morning ~ Wishing everyone a beautiful day, whether or not you observe it as a holy day. We can always celebrate Spring, and Hope, and Renewal. 💛

Friday fun: If this doesn't fill you with energy and joy, well, I don't know what to say. (Except that we're likely very different people.) 😊❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jruN...

Good morning, Friends ~ One of my very favorite images. These shy, elusive ground squirrels who speed-dash all over are surrounding hillsides, are hard to photograph. This one took a moment out of his busy day to pose for me. 📷 Ann, 4-2-24

A reminder that two out of three horses prefer Sominex to other leading brands. Good-night, Friends. May you sleep well, too. 😊 📷 Ann, 2021

Good morning, Friends. "April...come she will..." We are going through difficulties personal and political, while at the same time we recall that this time of year represents renewal, and new life. It is "the blossom time of souls." Cling to hope. 💜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYD-...

Today is a good, good day. 🥳

Good afternoon, Friends ~ I'm just emerging from an 8-day long medical nightmare; not out of the woods yet but I can see the Ranger Station up ahead and I know I'll get there. Meanwhile, here's something beautiful! 💛 Beautiful foggy morning in Skagit" by Dené Miles on Twitter.

The whole world knows how dangerous he is. And people all over the world are marching with us today. I marched in my town, with thousands of others. #NoKings Photo credits: AP, Getty Images, New York Times

Good morning, Friends ~ Out of pain this morning so hallelujah. Celebrate every day but the good days are the best. Two years ago today we passed this sight while on our walk. A very good boy with his lovey. I hope you see something today that delights and/or amuses you. ❤️

Hello dear friends ~ So I was back in the ER last night after a week of pain and a tenacious internal infection. Thank Science for IV Dilaudid, which got me through the night. I hope you're all doing well. Oh and here's a favorite pic I took 3-27-23. Love you more than pie.😘

The jokes in the back of the AARP bulletin are the exact same ones that were in the back of my 2nd grade Weekly Reader.

Dental insurance in the United States. Lol. Why do I even pay monthly premiums?

Swans are a symbol of wisdom, balance, grace, and inner beauty. I hope your day brings some of these attributes. Stay beautiful. 🩵 📷 Swan with Northern Shoveler couple, 3-25-24, by Ann

Good-night, Friends. Love you more than ice cream sandwiches.😘

Hmm. Sounds familiar. "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the *****. You can do anything." Exact same vibe.

There's something so charming to me about flowers that close up shop at night. Like, "Sorry, bees, we need our rest." Be like the poppies. Use your Do Not Disturb. And don't open your petals in the morning until you're fully refreshed. 🥰🧡💙 📷 My Poppies Sleeping In Today

BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP VOTES BY MAIL Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice. Palm Beach County voter records prove it. apnews.com/article/dona...

Northern Shoveler, male and female. There's a bird sanctuary not far from where I live, and we visit periodically. This is from 3-24-24.

Turns out, neither of them really take after their Dad. 😊

Good morning ~ Happy Tuesday, everyone. Two years ago today, there were these very lovely yellow roses on our walk. I hope you see something pleasing along your way today. 💛

Yes.

Good morning, Everyone ~ Red poppies symbolize remembrance and hope for a peaceful future. ❤️ Photo: Ann, 3-23-22, No Filter

I posted this seven years ago today.

Good morning, Friends. All you need is love. And some good food. And a cat. 😊 Happy Sun Day! 🧡💙🧡

Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard!) as Oberon in a 1977 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." You're welcome. 😇

Good morning, Friends! Who remembers, "I tot I taw a puddy tat!" 😊 Have a lovely day. And smile! You look prettier when you smile. 😄 Image: Actual puddy tat.

It always cracks me up when I see birds walking across the street. Like, really? Why?? Lol.

Last night I dreamed I walked confidently into an animal shelter and said to the counter guy, "I'll have two bonded cats, both around 5 years old, please." Like I was ordering lattes at Starbuck's or something. 😄 (Alas, all they had were kittens.) Happy Caturday Eve.

Happy Spring! 🌷 "May the day never burden. May you approach your new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises. May evening find you gracious and fulfilled. May you go into the night blessed, sheltered, and protected. May your soul calm, console, and renew you." ~J. O'Donohue

Good morning! #ThrowbackThursday 3-19-21: "Snow Blossoms." A white-blossomed fruit tree gave up her blossoms in yesterday's storm, and left a scattering of petals for us to admire. ❤️

Off to work. I leave you with this. 😊

Good morning, Friends ~ Pretty flowers in a downtown windowbox. I hope there's something lovely in your day today.

“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” ~W.B. Yeats Good-night, Friends. 🧡 📷 Ann, 11-19-23

He said multiple times that he talked to a former president and he'd gushed that he wished he'd done what Trmp has done in Iran. They've all been contacted. They've all denied it. What a surprise: he lied. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Good morning ~ Ricard O'Montalban and I wish you a very good day. 🍀💚

Good evening, If you like, share an image that you find cheerful. (Or just think cheerful thoughts for a moment.) ☺️ Petit Fours have always been happy to me. "Dainty cakes." What could be happier? Sweet dreams, Friends. 💛🩷💛

In this moment from the "Bridesmaids" reunion, it occurred to me that Leonardo DiCaprio may just be the one to bring the Nicholson vibe that's been missing from the Oscars since Jack stopped attending. Next year, Leo, some Ray-Ban Wayfarers, perhaps?

Good morning, Friends ~ These are leaves floating on water that is reflecting a violet-azure blue sky and overhead tree branches. I hope that you all get some time to just "float" today. To dream and laze about. You know... rest. 💛 📷 Ann, 11-5-20

It came out 9 years ago but I just heard it for the first time this morning on my favorite radio station. You may want to listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N8F...

Good morning, Friends. I'm just randomly sharing a photo I took in 12/2021 after a big rainstorm ~ where there is usually NOT any water, there was this pretty rivulet bordered by reddish-brown leaves and green grasses. I hope you see something pretty in nature today. 🤎💙💚

"Camellias in Mud," 3-14-23. I've always had a particular fondness for this photo. Something about life cycles and decay and realism and all that jazz.

Party animals. 😄 Good morning, Friends. And Happy Caturday to all those love soft paws and contended purrs. 🐾

Hi Friends! This is me showing off my new favorite Stitch Fix clothes on my way to work this morning. I know, I sound like an ad for SF. But I do love them. I've always hated shopping in malls.

You know what is also deadly and kills more people than you can imagine? Stress. Worry. Please step away from the news and spend some time letting your thoughts drift. Be with the birds and the flowers and the sky and the trees, even if for an hour. We need a break. ❤️

I made this graphic in 2017. It's now truer than ever.

Seen on my walk yesterday. 😆