Happy Spring To Everyone ... Rainbows & Awards

As my gift to all ...

... who visit & leave me comments, please accept this Rainbow Award to enjoy yourselves & pass it along to others who practice gratitude in their lives on a daily basis.

Click to embiggen for better viewing
The quote is a Chinese Proverb:
"To know the road ahead ...
ask those coming back."

It's been quite a while
since I've posted anything
here ... but today I'm

making up for lost
time and updating a bunch
of awards that I've

given and received
lately and I hope you will
enjoy all of them.

If you decide to
snag a few to pass along
I'd appreciate

knowing who you are
and perhaps some linky-luv
for my friends and me ;--)

Feel free to snag this button to enjoy
& share with others too.

I did it!!! Blog365 - 2008

If you did it too, feel free to 'snag' this award to enjoy! Click to leave me a comment and to see the entire collage in a larger size. There you can also click to embiggen.

Blog 365 + 1 ... because

I posted on February 29th too!

Click for my 2008 Blog Review Meme Post

and 'snag' if YOU posted a '2008 Review too.
Click image for mine & remember I love comments!

More Awards I've created ...

and shared with others too.

♥♥A Valentine♥♥

for all my 'virtual' friends and visitors ... Have a lovely day!

For my Bloggy Friends

a gift to 'snag' and enjoy ;--)
Remember I love comments!

I did it again!

30 posts in 30 days
at Small Reflections

I did it again!

30 posts in 30 days
at Sacred Ruminations

Recently received awards

from Mary, the teach,
at Work of the Poet

from Aline & Akelamalu

3 from Sandee of Comedy Plus

... the Lemonade Award from Alice, the Gal Herself,
& Mike Golch

this Triple Award from Forgetfulone

from Joyce at Mom's Musings ...


Thanks to everyone for
your generosity and thoughtfulness!

Thanks to Sandee ...

of Comedy Plus

Ivana honored me with

and I've shared it too ... click on the award to see who the recipients are and check out their blogs when time permits.

Thanks to Roger

of Idaho Photo for this 'kewl' Van Gogh's Ear Award

I'm blessed with many ...

Thanks to Akelamalu, Mary, & Sandee for sharing this award.

Thanks to Mama Zen

and the Scholastic Scribe

Thanks Kitten ;--)

I'm glad to be your friend too!

Thanks CrackerJacks

I'm honored to accept ;--)

Hootin' Anni gave

me this very 'kewl' graphic award! Isn't she the best?

Vixen - Thanks for

this wonderful award!

Lovely surprise Mike!

Thanks for sharing your well deserved award with me ;--)

More Awards ...

How about this?

Thank you Tammy!

Thanks Chuck

at Foster Me Up

I'm delighted to know

Hootin' Anni loves MY little blog. So does Clara of Coming Back to Life!

An Autumn Award

received from Sandy (of I Beati) shared with friends by me at Sacred Ruminations & bounced right back by Mike Golch! What a sweetie ;--)

Thought for Today
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." Elisabeth Foley

Lovely Valentines for and from Bloggy Friends

♥♥A Valentine♥♥

for all my 'virtual' friends and visitors ... Have a lovely day!

I've enjoyed displaying these lovely Valentines at Small Reflections during the month of February and am happy to share them here indefinitely.

♥Thanks Roger♥

I appreciate the Valentine and the Linky-Luv too!

Thanks Patti

Thanks to Pea

Thanks Sandy

Thanks Hootin' Anni

Thought for Today
"Who, being loved, is poor?" Oscar Wilde

'Kewl' ... Obama-belia

Amazing to Watch

Jan of the Prytz Family shared some of the images that were in a Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times:

... in the Image section:

Photo by Eric Moore, 1983, Obama at college in California

... in the Art and Books section.

Thomas Libetti for the Times

Joe Ciardieillo for the Times

image by Shepard Fairey, Gingko Press

by Roberto Prada for the Times

Photo illustration by Charis Tsevis

Joe Fournier

Zack Trenholm for the Times

Simple Gifts - from the Inauguration Ceremony

Thought for Today

"Hope never abandons you, you abandon it." George Weinberg