365...capturing moments in time

66. Yellowstone Park # 1. Buffalo

2012-02-22T10:50:00.002-06:00

Do not approach buffalo !
Buffalo can weight 2000 lb. and can sprint three times faster than we can run.
Can be aggressive.

* Montana 2011

"Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the lower 48 states to have a continuously free-ranging bison population since prehistoric times. In North America, both “bison” and “buffalo” refer to the American bison. Generally, “buffalo” is used informally; “bison” is preferred for formal or scientific purposes. The bison is the largest land mammal in North America.

Each year, bison injure park visitors who approach too closely." - nps.gov/yell

65. CAT DAY

2012-02-18T11:17:00.000-06:00

International Cat Day is celebrated in Poland since 2006.
I forgot about my kitty. . .
His feast day was yesterday, oh well ;)

* November 2011

" As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat." ~ Ellen Perry Berkeley

64. THE AMISH WORLD

2012-01-27T16:56:00.001-06:00

"In 1841, four Amish men and their families set out from Pennsylvania to northern Indiana. They settled on land just east of Goshen and Middlebury. That same year more families arrived, and the first Amish child in Indiana was born Feb. 2, 1842"

The home is the center of Amish life. Amish families host every event and gathering in their homes, from church services to funerals and weddings. Generally, Amish homes are uncluttered and furnished simply.

Amish women take pride in their housekeeping, cooking and providing clothes and the staples of everyday life for their families. In summer and fall, bountiful vegetable and flower gardens add splashes of color to the usually white buildings on Amish farmsteads.

Horse-drawn buggies

Formal education ends with the eighth grade. After that, Amish boys begin an apprenticeship to learn a trade; girls learn the skills necessary to maintain a home. Sometimes they work at stores.

All forms and methods of photography are strictly forbidden. The Amish can't pose for photographs nor use cameras to capture images. I asked this girl, and she said YES.

The Amish dress simply with only basic ornamentation. Men's trousers use buttons rather than zippers. Amish women sew their family's clothing from solid-color fabric, often in shades of blue. Young girls can wear pastel-colored dresses and, like Amish women, wear bonnets. Adult men can grow beards, but no mustaches . Only married Amish women wear aprons, and they can wear white aprons for church services.

"Simplicity, a Way of Life — A faith that dictates foregoing modern amenities, including electricity, automobiles and telephones, guides the Amish. This simple way of life is derived from teachings in the Bible and the Amish desire for an autonomous community."

October & December 2011, INDIANA

" My biggest thrill was seeing the Amish. Their way of life, to me, is just fascinating, that people in this day and time can still live like that. "- Jennie Gamble

63. FIRST SNOW DAY

2012-01-16T21:38:00.000-06:00

A winter storm is dropping the first significant snowfall of the season on my street.

Thursday, January 12

10 am

1 pm

4 pm

7 pm

*January 2012

"One kind word can warm three winter months."

~ Japanese Proverb

62. IS IT FIRE ?

2012-01-06T10:12:00.001-06:00

It looked like the sky was absolutely on fire.
Isn't this a beautiful sunrise . . .
I like the quiet of the early morning.
Life is good through the kitchen window.
Especially in the morning :)

*December 2011

"For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you." - Krzysztof Kieslowski

61. GETTING OLDER . . .

2011-12-31T11:28:00.001-06:00

. . . so, another year for us is coming.
I scanned one of my old pictures. It is me. I know, it is hard to believe, but we all were small babies :-)
Time is running fast. I wish you to have a chance to slow down sometimes and Happy New Year!

*in my hometown, Poland . . . many years ago ;-)

"Everyone is the age of their heart." ~ Guatemalan Proverb

60. MERRY CHRISTMAS !

2011-12-23T22:22:00.000-06:00

WESOLYCH SWIAT !

May your holiday season be blessed with peace, love and joy !

" Mankind is a great, an immense family.

This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. "

~ Pope John XXIII

59. END OF FALL

2011-12-20T10:39:00.002-06:00

This year autumn was so beautiful, warm, colorful and long. Now we are waiting for winter, brrrrr . . .

Are you ready for the snow ? ; -)

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." ~ Stanley Horowitz

58. ABSENCE

2011-12-17T14:27:00.000-06:00

I was absent for a while . . . . my best pictures were trapped in my computer . . . . . my computer was dead, because . . . . my charger was broken . . . . my CAT is my explanation . . .

"I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days." ~ Bill Dana

57. ZOO

2011-11-26T10:04:00.000-06:00

but sometimes I'm sad. . . because they look so sad . . .

*October 2011

"Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings." - Evan Esar

56. IN THE SHADE

2011-11-20T19:58:00.001-06:00

*November 2011

Please meet Philip. He is 3 months old little crazy 'thing'. Lots of fun!...It is so hard to catch him, and I can't get a clear picture of him....more will come in the future ;-)

"If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor,
a cat will find it and soak it up." ~ J.A. McIntosh

55. P for PIGS

2011-11-15T18:26:00.000-06:00

or P for PORK ?

*October 2011

"I am fond of pigs.

Dogs look up to us.

Cats look down on us.

Pigs treat us as equals." - Winston Churchill

54. JUST ONE FLOWER

2011-11-11T23:06:00.001-06:00

*October 2011

Have a great weekend!

"The most beautiful view is the one I share with you."

~ Author Unknown

53. HOME SWEET HOME

2011-11-06T11:03:00.000-06:00

*September 2011, North Dakota

" Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to." ~ John Ed Pearce

52. TRICK OR TREAT TIMES

2011-11-02T21:13:00.000-05:00

*October 31, 2011

" I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins,

but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids." ~ Robert Brault

51. AUTUMN ON THE FARM

2011-11-01T16:39:00.001-05:00

*October 2011, Illinois

I spent a lot of time on my Grandparents farm when I was a child . . . the finest time :)

I love you Granny . . . I miss you Grandpa . . .

"It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring,

who reaps a harvest in the Autumn." - B.C. Forbes

50. BE A PUMPKIN EATER!

2011-10-25T09:43:00.000-05:00

*October 2011

Did you know? The current world record for biggest pumpkin ever is a massive 1,725 pounds! While pumpkins are a festive decoration, they also are delicious to eat.

" The Pumpkin Spice Latte is fall’s favorite drink.

Signature espresso blended with the pumpkin pie spices and pumpkin flavored syrup, smooth with steamed milk and topped with delectably sweetened whipped cream." - Starbucks Coffee Company

49. FAREWELL

2011-10-20T10:40:00.000-05:00

*October 2011
Yesterday I said bye - bye to a magnificent person. We had a great time together for six weeks.
She just landed in Poland . . .
See you next year ;)

"Happy trails to you, until we meet again." - Dale Evans Rogers

48. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

2011-10-17T22:36:00.000-05:00

These horses live on the farm not too far from us, so we can visit them often.

*October 2011

" He knows when you're happy

He knows when you're comfortable. He knows when you're confident. And he always knows when you have carrots." ~ Author Unknown

47. "JUST KEEP SWIMMING "

2011-10-04T16:31:00.002-05:00

*Florida 2011

" It's so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to." ~ Annie Gottlier

46. ON THE ROAD

2011-10-02T09:03:00.000-05:00

*September 2011, Montana
Photos taken while driving. (Do not recommended) ;)

" Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!" - Bob Marley

45. HORSES

2011-09-30T07:44:00.001-05:00

*September 2011, Wyoming

" To me, horses and freedom are synonymous." ~ Veryl Goodnight

44. DEVILS TOWER

2011-09-28T22:19:00.003-05:00

she

almost there

now it's her turn

could you see her?

how about now?

Devils Tower - rock climbing (info)

September 2011, Wyoming

This was one of my stops in Wyoming. I've never climbed . . . I have a fear of heights . . . but I think climbing is an amazing sport :)

The mountain's markings are the basis for Native American legend. The legend has it that a giant bear clawed the grooves into the mountainside while chasing several young Native Americans children.Known by the northern plains tribes as Bears Lodge, it is a sacred site of worship for many American Indians.

" Man's heart away from nature

becomes hard." ~ Standing Bear

43. WELCOME TO BADLANDS (Part 2)

2011-09-27T09:41:00.000-05:00

*September 2011, South Dakota

50 % of Badlands National Park is co-managed with the Oglala Lakota Nation,the eighth largest American Indian Reservation in the United States.

" I grow very fond of this place,

and it certainly has a desolate, grim beauty of its own,

that has a curious fascination for me."

- Theodore Roosevelt

42. WELCOME TO BADLANDS (Part 1)

2011-09-26T09:37:00.000-05:00

Wildflowers, grasses and other plants:

*September 2011

I have traveled nearly 3500 miles in the last ten days.

I saw places that words do not describe and the pictures do not do it justice :)

Today Part 1 – South Dakota and Badlands.
The scenery in Badlands National Park is a mixture of badlands formations and prairie.

" Welcome to Badlands National Park

- a geological landscape of buttes, spires and rolling grasslands.

Take a moment to hike or walk a trail,

and enjoy 65 million years of geological history." - Eric J. Brunnemann

41. EYE CONTACT

2011-09-14T18:22:00.000-05:00

* August 2011

" The most important things in those first few seconds are basically a handshake and a smile, good eye contact and really paying attention." - Pat Schaumann

40. BUNNIES IN MY YARD ;)

2011-09-09T09:45:00.002-05:00

She

collecting grass . . .

. . . more grass

I'm ready !

a very safe place

building a nest

done !

Did I forget something?

together

a few weeks later

When the babies are three weeks old they are weaned from their mothers and can fend for themselves.

*Cute? August 2011

Remember, rabbits will not reject their young if you touch them, but I didn't touch them. :)

"The family

is one of nature's masterpieces."

~ George Santayana, 'The Life of Reason'

39. A BUMBLE BEE

2011-09-08T08:42:00.000-05:00

*August 2011

"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly,

but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway." - Mary Kay Ash

38. THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT

2011-09-07T09:49:00.000-05:00

"These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper." - Henri Coanda

37. A BABY

2011-09-06T12:42:00.000-05:00

*September 2011

"Every child begins the world again. . . ." ~ Henry David Thoreau

36. LAZINESS

2011-09-05T21:31:00.000-05:00

*Sunday, July 2011

"Laziness is nothing more

than the habit of resting before you get tired." ~ Jules Renard

35. THE MOROCCO PAVILION

2011-09-04T22:37:00.000-05:00

*Florida 2011
I have never been in Morocco . . . but I visited The Morocco Pavilion in May 2011.
This is a cultural area in Epcot Theme Park. Guests to the Pavilion gain insight on the lifestyle and culture of the Moroccan people through the Gallery of Arts and History. Plus, Aladdin and Princess Jasmine appear daily.

"Three wishes to be exact,

and ixnay on the wishing for more wishes!

That's it. Three. Uno, dos, tres.

No substitutions, exchanges or refunds!" ~ Genie ;)

34. READING

2011-09-03T17:18:00.000-05:00

*Books in my Daughter's room.

"That is a good book which is opened with expectation

and closed with profit." ~ Amos Bronson Alcott

33. CLIMBING

2011-09-02T09:25:00.001-05:00

* Lake Michigan, Indiana

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is bounded, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,

places to play in and pray in,

where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

~ John Muir

32. HAPPY SEPTEMBER !

2011-09-01T08:48:00.000-05:00

*July 2011

If you keep your feathers well oiled

the water of criticism will run off

as from a duck's back."

- Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards

31. GO GREEN !

2011-08-31T21:12:00.000-05:00

The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years !

*Wisconsin, August 2010

"If civilization has risen from the Stone Age,
it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age." ~Jacques Barzun, The House of Intellect, 1959

30. BASIC GOLF RULES

2011-08-30T10:10:00.000-05:00

;)

Hip and Shoulder Action

Leg and Knee Action

Arm Action

Foot Action

Hand and Wrist Action

*Illinois, August 2011

Almost anyone can learn to play an enjoyable game of golf, regardless of age or natural abilities . . .
but I have never played golf. 'Almost' - is a good word :)

"I do plan to return to golf one day,

I just don't know when that day will be." - Tiger Woods

29. SUNSET ON THE DESERT

2011-08-29T21:58:00.000-05:00

*Arizona, October 2008
photos taken by Edita & Ula

"We all live under the same sky,
but we don't all have the same horizon." ~ Konrad Adenauer

28. FREEDOM

2011-08-28T21:44:00.000-05:00

*Michigan 2011

"Why fly?

Simple.

I'm not happy unless there's some room

between me and the ground." ~ Richard Bach

27. BEAUTIFUL OR UGLY ?

2011-08-27T09:50:00.000-05:00

* Just stay away. Don't bother me. Let me be beautiful, please! ;)
August 2011

"Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar

is as valuable to the child

as it is to the caterpillar." ~ Bradley Millar

26. I'M A PRETTY BUTTERFLY

2011-08-26T09:10:00.001-05:00

What's my name?

*August 2011

"Isn't it delightful

how you can still get butterflies in your stomach,

even though you have known the person for years."

- Author Unknown

25. WLOCHY , ITALY , ITALIA

2011-08-25T10:40:00.000-05:00

*Florida, May 2011
Where can you find a little piece of Italy in the middle of Orlando?
You can find it at the Epcot Theme Park.
Visiting Italy is on my "wish" list :)

** “ Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams.

Think not about your frustrations,

but about your unfulfilled potential.

Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in,

but with what it is still possible for you to do.” **

- Pope John XXIII

24. PLAYING WITH COLORS ;)

2011-08-24T18:19:00.001-05:00

*It is hard to take a good picture of a bee. . . . August 2011

"There are 3 key things for good photography:

the camera,lighting and . . . Photoshop" - Tyra Banks

23. WALKING ALONE

2011-08-23T18:19:00.000-05:00

*Cocoa Beach, Florida May 2011

"The best remedy for those who are afraid ,

lonely or unhappy is to go outside ,

somewhere where they can be quiet ,

alone with the heavens , nature and God.

Because only then does one feel

that all is as it should be." - Anne Frank

22. MORNING RAINDROPS

2011-08-22T22:35:00.000-05:00

*August, 2011

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time

like dew on the tip of a leaf." - Rabindranath Tagore

21. TANTRUM . . .

2011-08-21T21:40:00.002-05:00

*Gery - He doesn't like water ;) May 2010

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997

20. ALMOST A FULL MOON

2011-08-20T13:40:00.001-05:00

*This moon is 24 hours past full and you can already see some loss of roundness on the right side.
Can't sleep? August, 2011

"The worst thing in the world

is to try to sleep and not to." ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

19. AN ANGEL

2011-08-19T14:09:00.001-05:00

*In my garden, 2011

"Turn your face to the sun

and the shadows fall behind you." ~ Māori Proverb

18. THE SAME ROAD

2011-08-18T20:06:00.000-05:00

5:00 am

8:00 am

9:00 am

1:00 pm

4:00 pm

*Michigan, August 2011

"Weather is a great metaphor for life
- sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad,
and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella." ~Terri Guillemets

17. FAT BIRD

2011-08-17T22:10:00.000-05:00

*Illinois, 2010

"I'm not overweight.

I'm just nine inches too short." ~Shelley Winters

16. MADE IN CHINA

2011-08-16T22:04:00.001-05:00

关于中国的点点

*Florida, May 2011

“Let China sleep,
for when she awakes, she will shake the world.” -Napoleon Bonaparte

15. WATER

2011-08-15T22:11:00.001-05:00

*Indiana, 2009

"If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean
and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away,
I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up. " ~Abraham Maslow

14. WALKING

2011-08-14T20:10:00.000-05:00

*Wisconsin, 2011

“Before you criticize someone,

you should walk a mile in their shoes." - Jack Handey

13. A REALLY GREAT MOVIE!

2011-08-13T19:47:00.000-05:00

*San Francisco, April 2010

"If you disobey the rules of society, they send you to prison; if you disobey the rules of the prison, they send you to US. Alcatraz -is not like any other prison in the United States. Here, every inmate is confined ALONE... to an individual cell. (. . .) Alcatraz was built to keep all the rotten eggs in one basket, and I was specially chosen to make sure that the stink from the basket does not escape. Since I've been Warden, a few people have tried to escape. Most of them have been recaptured; those that haven't have been killed or drowned in the bay. No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz. And no one ever will! " - Warden, Escape from Alcatraz, 1979

12. KISS THE FROG ;)

2011-08-12T06:37:00.000-05:00

*August, 2011

"You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you get to your prince." - Author Unknown

11. LAKE MICHIGAN 2011

2011-08-11T06:44:00.000-05:00

*Michigan, August 2011

Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic.

So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed

or like I'm about to have a meltdown,

I'll put on my iPod and head to the gym

or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls." - Michelle Obama

10. LAKE MICHIGAN 2010

2011-08-10T09:55:00.000-05:00

*Indiana, August 2010

"The world is round
so that friendship may encircle it." - Teilhard de Chardin

9. PLAYING POKER

2011-08-09T11:23:00.000-05:00

*August, 2011

"Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom." ~V.P. Pappy

8. LOOK

2011-08-08T22:59:00.001-05:00

*Illinois, April 2010

“Never bend your head.

Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”- Helen Keller

7. SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS

2011-08-07T22:22:00.000-05:00

# 1. Grand Canyon

*Arizona, October 2008

photos taken by Edita & Ula

Everyone thinks of changing the world,

but no one thinks of changing himself. ~Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

6. I miss you . . .

2011-08-06T09:09:00.000-05:00

*Odie [*] February, 2010

"Can miles truly separate you from friends . . .

If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?" ~Richard Bach

5. YOU CAN DO IT!

2011-08-05T10:07:00.001-05:00

*my 7 year old son - July 2011

"Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow." ~Dan Rather

4. CHINATOWN 中國城

2011-08-04T07:19:00.000-05:00

*San Francisco, 2010

"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown." - Woody Allen

3. THE SUMMER SEASON

2011-08-03T09:11:00.000-05:00

*Illinois, 2011

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability." ~Sam Keen

2. M & M's

2011-08-02T02:12:00.000-05:00

*Wisconsin, August 2010

"Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate." ~Author Unknown

1. "MY KIND OF TOWN. . ."

2011-08-01T02:12:00.000-05:00

*Illinois, June 2010

"I HAVE struck a city - a real city - and they call it Chicago (. . .) This place is the first American city I have encountered. It

holds rather more than a million of people with bodies, and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta.Having seen it, I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages. Its water is the water of the Hooghly, and its air is dirt. Also it says that it is the "boss" town of America." -

From Sea to Sea, by Rudyard Kipling