attitude

"The longer I live, the more I realize

the impact of attitude on life.  Attitude 

to me, is more important than facts.  It is

more important than the past, than

education, than money, than circumstances,

than failures, than successes, than what 

other people think, or say or do.

It is more important than appearance,

giftedness, or skill.  It will make or break

a company, a church...a home.

The remarkable thing is that we have a 

choice every day regarding the attitude

we will embrace for that day.

We cannot change our past...we cannot

change the fact that people will act in a 

certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the

one string we have, and that is our attitude...

I am convinced that life is 10% what

happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you...we are in charge

of our attitudes."

~ Charles R. Swindoll

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend

ilym

bouquet of the week

I've had iris's on my desk for 3 weeks now

am I lucky or what

Somewhere

Over the rainbow

I looked, unsuccessfully, for rainbows Sunday when the sun came out briefly

I can't remember the last time it's rained hard for days on end

but yesterday there was a brief break in the clouds

the sun came out for about 10 minutes

at just the right time in the afternoon

and I wanted to share rainbows with everyone

 songoftheheart asked specifically

the pictures don't do the rainbows justice

but trust me they were magnificent

 looking out the kitchen window 

it was the best rainbow I remember ever seeing

a double 

if I'd gone to the top of the ridge I could have seen both ends

maybe I would have found the proverbial pot of gold

however I was more than happy with the view from the kitchen

and I didn't get my feet wet

this isn't a blue bird

it's a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

and I really need to clean windows 

this is a google image

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NixrHvecZ8c 

and a Youtube video

they migrate through our area in the spring and fall

I think we have a couple of breeding pairs

life is good

it's all good

ilym

Happy

Cinco de Mayo

my next cold beverage is in your honor

I am not at the beach

I'm home and it's been raining

on and off

but the sun has come out

I'm off to look for a rainbow

ilym

Happy May Day

can you believe it's May  

much happier than this feeder does, but the ants appreciate it 

he thought since I dug in the garden he should too 

 

 

thanks for the information EarthSky 

 

May all your May Day's be Great days

 

ilym