By plucking her petals

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.  

~Rabindrath Tagore

Everybody needs beauty

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.  ~John Muir

India

Happy Bir+hday, FrAnciS. NiNo lOvEs yOu.

sÓLo cOn eL CoRazóN

Felíz Aniversario padre y madre. Ciencuenta años de amor, compromiso y fidelidad es uno gozoso logro. Dios los bendiga.

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and see the beauty.  

~Author Unknown

Yesterday we obeyed kings...

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Kahlil Gibran

admit one

Happy Birthday, Kara. Love you!

Someone like you...

My new favorite song, haunting and longing. Matches my mood.

Someone like you.
by Adele

I heard
that you're settled down
that you
found a girl
and your
married now
I heard
that your dreams came true
I guess she gave you things
I didnt give to you
old friend
why you so shy
aint like you to hold back
or hide from the light
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
but I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
I hoped you'd see my face and be reminded
that for me
it isn't over
nevermind
I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best
for you too
don't forget me
I beg
I'll remember you said
sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead


sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead
yeah
you know how the time flies
only yesterday
it was the time of our lives
we were born and raised
in a summer haze
bound by the surprise
of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
but I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it



I hoped you'd see my face and be reminded
that for me
it isn't over
nevermind
I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best
for you too
don't forget me
I beg
I'll remember you said
sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead
nothing compares
no worries or cares
regrets and mistakes
and memories made
who would have known
how bittersweet
this would taste
nevermind
I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best
for you too
don't forget me
i beg
I'll remember you said
sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead
nevermind
I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best
for you too
don't forget me
I beg
I'll remember you said
sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead
sometimes it lasts in love
but sometimes it hurts instead

pantone colors

Felíz cumpleaños Armida!

826 Valencia presents

Happy Birthday Paloma!

Hermann Herder 1926-2011

 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

 15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

   Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

   She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

John 20:11-16

© Hector Lee, 2011

I found out Gwendolin’s father, Herman, recently died. I too grieve as Gwendolin has lost a parent and mentor. I remember him as a reflective, thoughtful and generous man.

As he knew I illustrated, he once gave me a subtle and beautiful idea of the Resurrection. In the gospel of John, Mary Magdalene is distraught with the death of Jesus and when she sees him, whom she mistakes him for the gardener. He saw Jesus as a gardener carrying and presenting a large bouquet of flowers, as a symbol and sign of the joy and beauty of new life.

akemashite omedeto gozaimas

Two days ago it was wet and bleary. And then to wake up to a beautiful day in a most beautiful city on a new year is a great blessing..

I was lucky to be invited to Yoriko’s for a New Year’s brunch of nabe, sake and flan. Very lucky indeed.

New year's food: mochi with red bean and with soy powder

Yoriko made a delicate custard (flan) for New Year's. Oishi.

Writing good wishes for the new year.

by Kalin 

Akemashite omedeto gozaimas--Happy New Year.

Joyeux Nouvel An

Feliz Ano Novo

明けましておめでとうございます

新年快乐

Glückliches neues Jahr

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Urte Berri

Feliz ano

Manigong Bagong Taon

Godt Nyttår

Chúc mừng năm mới

Felíz año nuevo! Deseándoles salúd, gozo, paz y amor. 

Xavier, Kalin, Yoriko, Hector, Yukino and Pang