Quote of the Week

There's a lot of love in his heart.

A full heart has room for everything and an empty heart has room for nothing.  -Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, was born in Italy, but spent most of his life in Argentina.  He was most famous for his book "Voces" (Voices) originally written in Spanish and then translated into English and Italian.

If your heart is empty then you have no love, and without love you cannot accept anyone or anything into your heart.  Love is a like an endless circle.  The more you have, the more you can give, and the more you give, the more you have.


 

Quote of the Week

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein

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This German-born physicist was best known for the mass-energy equivalence (E = mc2). He was also the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Interestingly, he was visiting the U.S. when Hitler came into power.  He did not return home to Germany, but instead remained in the U.S., becoming a citizen in 1940.

If you counted the kernels on an ear of corn or the bristles on your hair brush, would that matter? If you counted the stars in the night sky or the the coins in a child's piggy bank, what difference would it make? These things can be counted, but of what importance is their numbers in the big scheme of things. Things like love, respect, integrity and dignity cannot be counted. These important aspects of human life are not measured in quantity but in quality. Let's strive to measure up in ways that cannot be counted.

In Plain Sight

Betcha can't see me now.

Do you see the spider...hidden in plain sight?  Some of the best camouflages are found in nature.  I think this one is a Wolf Spider, and he recently participated in a capture and release program.  He was captured in the basement and released into a natural area outside.

Here is his release photo.  The capture equipment consisted of a flat piece of metal and something to contain him during transport.  As you can see he has been accessorizing with items found in the basement.

Freedom!

He quickly departed the table for the safety of the ground below.  They are fast!

Oh what a tangled web...wait, that's not mine!

He did allow us to remove some of his new-found accessories so he could hasten his escape.  Hopefully he found suitable quarters elsewhere.

I'm planning a change in my blogging schedule, but at this time I'm not sure what days I will be posting - other than Monday's Quote of the Week.  Thanks for reading Roses to Rainbows, and I hope you'll stick around while I sort this out.

Quote of the Week

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.  Cato the Elder (234-149 BC)

Marcus Porcius Cato, a Roman Statesman, went by many names such as Sapiens (the wise), Priscus (the ancient) or Major. The "Elder" was added to his name to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name. 

He was not only a soldier and a statesman, but also an author and historian. His only surviving work, however, is a manual on agriculture which dealt with all aspects of farming, even including recipes. 

This quote seems to speak for itself.  It is better to live admirably and not be recognized publicly than for people to question why you received any recognition in the first place.

Running Behind?

It would seem Mother Nature is running a bit behind everywhere this year.  In many areas it is still snowing.

It appears to be a late Spring here too.  While it was a relatively mild winter with only a dusting of snow and a couple 5-minute snow showers, we had a cool March - or so I thought.  The first picture was taken today, and the dogwoods have been out for a few days.

As you can see by the second picture, they were in full bloom by the end of March last year, so that makes them about 3 weeks later this year.  

However, March 2012 was warmer than usual, with temperatures overall about 20 degrees above average.  In retrospect, that makes this year about average.

How is your Spring compared to last year?  

Average, warmer, colder, snowy?