Inspired by Heidi and Bethany...

I have enjoyed so much reading Heidi's posts and of course reading Bethany's, and feeling like this is a really good way to share thoughts and feelings and pictures with people I care about, I decided to make a blog. I read a lot and like to write down things that strike me from my reading. One of my favorites is Henry David Thoreau and he says "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." I don't want my life to be like that! I don't want to just slog along feeling unfulfilled and like my life means nothing. I don't want to have regrets about decisions I've made or the way I've treated people. I also make it a point to find one simple thing that made me smile or be happy each day. Sometimes its just seeing a quail on my way to work in the morning or sometimes its laughing at the cute antics of a little kid whose hearing I'm testing.





Monday, Memorial Day, John and Sarah and I went on a short hike in Ellensberg Canyon. It was along a creek that is inhabited by beavers. We didn't see any beavers, but we saw plenty of trees that are gnawed by them. We did see wildflowers, birds and butterflies. Here are some of the pictures.