by the cheese store

what happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?  -Bertolt Brecht

on the trail

details of the many walks I made along the crest have blurred, now, into a pleasing tapestry of grass and space and sunlight.  -Colin Fletcher

smoke and beer

you can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but in the very least you need a beer. -Frank Zappa

with pets

owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.  -Christopher Hitchens

extraterrestrial monday

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.  -Arthur. C. Clarke

sunny morning

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. -Nathaniel Hawthorne

animal rights friday

we can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. -Immanuel Kant

flower girl

a flower blossoms for its own joy. -Oscar Wilde

champagne on the snow

there comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne. -Bette Davis

girl and cat

baby friday

babies are such a nice way to start people.  -Don Herold

winter is here

I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.  -John Landis

catching butterflies

well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, in The Little Prince.

with feline companion

we did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else. -Lyndon B. Johnson

playful

have a productive and playful week, everybody!

Cootes Paradise Sanctuary, Hamilton, ON, Canada

happily different

personality begins where comparison leaves off. be unique. be memorable. be confident. be proud. -Shannon L. Alder

flowers lady

butterflies are self propelled flowers.  -Robert A. Heinlein

staring to the valley

getting to the top is optional. getting down is mandatory.  -Ed Viesturs

woman and landscape

a path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape.  -Rebecca Solnit

in the public greenhouse

who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too. -William Cowper

companionship

to get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. -Mark Twain

the explorer

the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires. -William Arthur Ward

dawn hiking

there's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. don't miss so many of them.  -Jo Walton

in a week of ends and beginnings

the chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. -Arnold Bennett

kid with fish

canadian thanksgiving - have a great long weekend, my friends. rest and play!

imaginary flowers

'... the most common means (of paintings flowers and birds) are homophony and pun, that convey endless meaning whilst reflect people's yearning for happiness.'

five members gang

one blink and already is the middle of the week...

coral colors - video

coral colors from myLapse on Vimeo.

cats lady with sun and trees

if animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. -Mark Twain

have a great weekend!

morning run

morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.  -Glen Cook

girl with palms and dog

today is the first day of the rest of your life. -Abbie Hoffman

have a great week!

hiking friends

do you know how fast you are walking? ... to get a close estimate, count the number of steps you take in a minute and divide by 30. -Albina Fabiani

have a nice weekend!

six monday friends

a friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. -Elbert Hubbard

have a great week!

woman in bw

happy weekend!

enjoying the last days of summer...

coming back with fruits

slowly coming back. the past month was a very busy one, with a lot of trips and work. the stress is receding bit by bit and it's already possible to take a break, revise what's new on the net, even post some drawing.

see you soon!

girl and birds

kids don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. -Jim Henson
have a great week, my friends!

monday girl

for every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

going out

me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow. -Henry David Thoreau

coming back

hi, my friends, slowly coming back after holidays and a lot of work afterwards. posting again. hope you are all more than fine. have a great sunday!

man with friends

in the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.  -Margaret Atwood

friday relax

if you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. -Amit Ray

spring monday

spring is the time of plans and projects. -Leo Tolstoy

simple things...

sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world. -E.A. Bucchanieri.

for this monday

idea: text or call your friends and wish them a good week.

morning coffee

go for this week with coffee, sun and a smile.

beginnings

i like the beginnings, as sunrises and mondays.

the curious being

it is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. -Albert Einstein

staring at the horizon

we all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. -Konrad Adenauer

close encounters

a little magic can take you a long way.  -Roald Dahl