Merry Christmas

Wishing You

Merry In Your Christmas

Peace In Your Home

Joy In Your Family

Blessings To Each One

Have I Mentioned That I LOVE Birds?

That should come as no surprise, right? These little creatures bring me such joy!

A White-breasted Nuthatch enjoying a little treat.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach, is Joy.

~Fra Giovanni

Joy

I've pondered what this exactly means. To me it means trying to keep a positive attitude, seeing the positive in things rather than the negative and it just builds upon itself. The more positive/happy/joyful you are - the more positive/happy/joyful you become.

And it is contagious - so spread it around :)

Female Cardinal - Simple Joy

The essence of life is not in the great victories and grand failures, but in the simple joys.

~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Joy in Bloom

Joy is a flower that blooms when you do.

~Author Unknown

About the image: Taken 09-24-11. I do not know the name of this flower.

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Leaves - I Count Them As Joy

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

~Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Mockingbird Profile - Scatter Some Joy Today

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wishing you a day filled with Joyful Moments!!

Hummingbird Moth - Delightful Duo

Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy; they heed not our expectancy; But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile. ~Gerald Massey

Carolina Wren - Discovery

The essence of living is discovering. Indeed, it is the joy of discovery that makes life worth the effort. ~Vijay Krishna

A Joyful Existence

A Cardinal caught in MID-Jump!

Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are. ~Osho

Friday Feathers ~ Joy in the Morning

White-throated sparrow
I used to love night best but the older I get the more treasures and hope and joy I find in mornings. ~Terri Guillemets