Natural Wonders

Temblor Range, California
The Temblor Range is a mountain range located in the far southwestern San Joaquin Valley, in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument. The peaks of the range average about 3,500 ft (1,100 m) above sea level. The brilliant splashes of color on the range is the bloom of spring wildflowers.
Natural Wonders

Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon, located near Page, Arizona, is famed for its wave-like, sandstone structure and light beams. The Canyon, formed by flash floods and winds, consists of two separate, Navajo-owned sections—Upper (“The Crack”) and Lower (“The Corkscrew”). The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which translates to "the place where water runs through rocks". In the Upper Antelope Canyon, the best time to capture the beams of light shining down into the canyon, is from March to October.
Natural Wonders

Bay Of Fundy
Stretching between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, the Bay of Fundy is a 170 mile (270-km) ocean bay famous for its dramatic 52.5 foot (16-meter) tidal ranges that, at low tide, allow visitors to walk on the ocean floor and, at high tide, boat in the same area.
Natural Wonders

Mono Lake, California
Mono Lake is the second oldest alkaline lake of volcanic origin in North America. Those strange formations (tufa towers) rising up out of the lake are formed underwater when freshwater springs, rich in calcium carbonate, bubble up and interact with the lake's highly alkaline water.
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Word Of The Day
lively
adjective
full of life, energy, and enthusiasm
meliorism
noun
The belief that the world can become better through positive change - through love, kindness, creativity and compassion.
abundance
noun
plentifulness of the good things of life
buoyant
adjective
cheerful, joyful, optimistic, or high-spirited
resilient
adjective
capable of withstanding adversity and bouncing back from difficult events
sagacious
noun
wise; excellent judgement
harmonious
adjective
musically concordant; having the parts agreeably related
Riddle
It is the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space. What is it?
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What do the letter "t" and an island have in common?
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What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years?
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Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
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How do you make the number one disappear?
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Humor
Yesterday my husband thought he saw a cockroach in the kitchen. He sprayed everything down and cleaned thoroughly. Today I'm putting the cockroach in the bathroom.
Salesman: This car will seat 6 people without any problems!
Me: I don't think I know 6 people without any problems.
I burned 3,000 calories yesterday. That's the last time I take a nap while brownies are in the oven.
I finally know why they call me a grown up. I groan every time I get up.


In England it's called a lift, but in America it's called an elevator. I guess people are just raised differently.
Favorite Ambience
While this ambience suggests this nostalgic setting is at sunrise, it gives me the sense of when the sun is making its descent into the west. For the waning of the day is the perfect time to reflect, while listening to the sound of the flowing water and the chirping of the birds, on how wonderful it is to live a simple life.
If you want to know where to find me, I will be here on this porch, leisurely rocking in the rocking chair, sipping my tea, while enjoying the sights and sounds of a beautiful morning.
Here's a summer get-away suggestion that comes highly recommended.
I have a dream of living in a farmhouse that has a porch where I can relax and soak in the quietness. This ambience makes that dream "come true".









