My Photo Journal: To Live (1)

To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, that is all.
― Oscar Wilde

I may not have gone where I intended to go,
but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Finish each day and be done with it.
You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;
forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day.
You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit
to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Warm and sunny day down by the waterfront at Kiwanis Heydenshore Park in Whitby, Ontario. Heydenshore Pavilion (with the lighthouse a stone's throw away) is located within 15 acres of scenic parkland in Heydenshore Kiwanis Park. The park is on the shore of Lake Ontario adjacent to Whitby Shores Waterfront Trail, with a spectacular view of the lake from its open patio.

Starting in 2023, the historic Pump House on Whitby’s waterfront got a new lease on life when Town Brewery was awarded a five-year food and beverage pop-up licence to open the Waterfront Beer Garden. The restaurant is now closed for the season (re-opening May 2025) but the park remains busy with families that want to savour the still-mild October days.

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Vintage Illustrated Children's Poem: Calling the Flowers by Mary A. Lathbury

CALLING THE FLOWERSS
by Mary A. Lathbury
(Originally published c1880)

Sweet Lady Pea, fly hither to me!
Light and white are your wings, I see.

Golden Rod, touch me, I pray you, over
The thousand heads of the low, sweet clover.

Snap-dragon, quick! There’s a “bee in your bonnet!”
Pinch him and send him off thinking upon it.

Lily-bell, whisper and tell me true,
What was the himmingbird saying to you?

Poppy, flaunting your silken dress,
You’ll yet wear a seedy cap, I guess.

Buttercup, bring your gold saucers to me;
Here are two butterflies coming to tea.

Daisy, Daisy, look over this way!
Why do you stare at the sun all day?

Pansy, what are you laughing about?
“Born to the purple” were you, no doubt.

But Violet, sweet! O Violet, sweet!
Fairer are you at the Pansy’s feet.

You can find a printable copy of the poem as a high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG here. The blank, high-res template without the poem can be found here.


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Illustrated Template for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Junk Journaling or Scrapbooking: Calling the Flowers

Calling the Flowers illustrated template on lightly textured, painted paper.
High-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without any words/watermark can be found here.
Template featuring vintage garden poem by Mary A. Lathbury here.


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My Photo Journal: My Sunset Sky

Clouds come floating into my life,
no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky.
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

Life is full of beauty. Notice it.
Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.
Smell the rain, and feel the wind.
Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
― Ashley Smith

Burning red, outrageously orange, and moody purple sky at sunset over a nearby park.
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