ah-ha! Some forgotten pics.

Here are a few images I took last week - from Itasca. I arrived a bit early, so snapped a few pics of the beautiful sky in the morning. Sometimes I think I belong in the countryside, the vast open spaces are so inviting and tranquil.

A thought I want to share as well, again from my book Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy. (I am needing these thoughts right now, I find myself getting caught up in some negative thinking this weekend and being down on myself...)

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genuis will not; unrewarded genuis is almost a proverb.
Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent.

-Calvin Coolidge