Hope

"For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

the flowers appear on the earth;

the time of the singing of birds is come,

and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land."

- Song of Solomon

The snowdrop is such a sweet and delicate flower. I saw these this weekend at Callaway Gardens and when I thought of posting for the theme "hope" I thought of these little flowers. They are known as the 'flower of hope' - a sign of life returning to the earth after the long winter months. I believe all flowers symbolize hope and rebirth as cold winter breaks to show signs of spring.

Always Hopeful

Every day she waits on the ready
at the side of the pond...
waiting for one of those darn fish
to come up just a little closer.

always hopeful

hope for new beginnings

hope this spring brings many new beginnings as beautiful as the ones blooming here.

Hope

he stares at me with a hopeful gaze,
sure this time that the beautifully executed "sit"
will result in a wonderful tidbit
of freeze-dried liver.

Creatively Hoping

This is where I hopefully create.

It's where I hang my created works in hopes of selling them.

Hoping someday I will be sitting here more often.

Until then I can always hope.

Hope

Every brilliant sunset

holds the hope of a beautiful tomorrow.

Hope

 

I took this photo while visiting family.

I made them stop the car.

I love the magic of these guys.

If there is laughter and friendship and kindness.

then we have hope .

Laughter is what makes the world go round.

These statues make me hope that one day all humans can love one another.

I hope you laugh and have a very happy day and Easter weekend.

hope....

hope

is having the determination

to know which way is the right way

when everything

in front of you

looks

all twisty and confusing

and

completely impossible

Hope is...

Hope is the thing with feathers,
that perches in the soul,
and sings the tune without the words,
and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson

This cast iron crow sits in my kitchen, perched on my place mats. I really like the irony (pun intended!) of this guy in that he's made of such a heavy material for a creature that's designed to fly. I once had an artist friend who, tongue-in-cheek, made a teddy bear out of cast concrete for a class project...he definitely wasn't made for cuddling!

Mr. Crow sits here to remind me not to take myself too seriously: if we want to soar, we need to lighten up!

In Search of Hope

Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow.

~Albert Einstein~

Always Hope

I spoke with Him this morning

Forgiveness I did ask,

Miracles and wonders

For a world tired and lost.

~There is always hope~

Cora

Happy Easter my friends!

There is always hope

"I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy"

Louise Bogan