HAPPINESS

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and also part of the Through my Lens meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme.

QUOTE

"I think it is a quest of literature throughout the ages to describe the human condition." -  Werner Herzog

A sunset walk to quest for some quietude in the nature reserve along Werribee River in the Melbourne suburbs. It is a wonderful place to relax in and unwind, trying to collect one's thoughts and reflect upon life.

This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

KEYS

 This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

HAND

"Our hand, that marvel of evolution, the maker of wondrous things, the destroyer of beauty is equally capable of giving a caress as well as of delivering a fatal blow. The hand that writes poems in exquisite calligraphy, is as adept at signing death warrants. The hand that builds is also the hand that demolishes, that which takes as well as that which gives. The hand which plays beautiful music, can also beat the drums of war..."

NJV

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and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

OLD DOG

"Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth." - W. Somerset Maugham

How fine it is to just sit and enjoy the sun, while dog-napping!

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and also part of the Camera Critters meme.

KEYS 2

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and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop. - Clarence Budington Kelland

BUDDHA

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Macro Monday meme,
and also part of the Through my Lens meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

HISTORY

"History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be." - John Henrik Clarke

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and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

MY REVIEW OF 2017

Here are 12 photos I published on this blog last year, each representing a month, beginning with January. All in all, it was a good year...

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie

This post is part of the Through my Lens meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

'L' IS FOR LEMON

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." - Julius Rosenwald

This post is part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

9/11 - A TRIBUTE

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars." 

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

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and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

SING A SONG OF SUNRISE

"There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope." - Bernard Williams

This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,
and also part of the Friday Photo Journal meme,
and also part of the Orange you Glad It's Friday meme,
and also part of the My Town Shootout meme.

WINTER HOPES

Our days have been getting slightly longer and the first flowers that herald Spring's arrival put some hope into the gloomy Winter days. Jonquils and wattles, irises and daphnes...

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Macro Monday meme,
and also part of the Through my Lens meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

MIRROR

"Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations." - Earl Nightingale

This post is part of the Weekend Reflections meme,
and also part of the Weekly TopShot meme.

DAWN SKIES

"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come." - Rabindranath Tagore

This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme.

YESTERDAY'S PAPER

"A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born, grows up and dies of old age in a day." - Jim Bishop

This post is part of the Weekend in Black and White meme.

REFLECTION IN THE GARDEN

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius

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and also part of the Weekly TopShot meme,

and also part of the Nature Footsteps Waters meme.