Just wanted to share this beautiful painting from Reuben in our synagogue.
I love the plethora of colorful flowers in the vase.
The sweet bird with it.
The verdant green background.
The unique etched wood frame.
Very happy…and all the world is okay. 😉
(Source Photo of Reuben Art: Andy Blumenthal)
Just wanted to share these photos of some lovely cats from Israel.
There are so many cats just roaming the streets, shops, gardens, and alleyways.
These don’t run from people, but are part of the landscape itself.
Almost like a soul in each one that is living a peaceful life anew in the Holy Land. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Thought this was a nice touch on the table.
Just a simple drinking glass with a little water on the bottom and these three beautiful flowers inside.
Pink, Yellow, Orange.
So simple, yet so beautiful.
Maybe that’s the point. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Today, it’s Veterans Day.
So I just wanted to share this beautiful, peaceful picture.
Let there be no war anymore! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This was a cute cartoon that “Anastasia The Lifeguard” doodled of me swimming.
She captured me doing my laps.
Enjoying the sunshine.
Breathing in the fresh air.
Appreciating the beautiful flowers.
Loving the pool and water.
Thank you so much for this great picture!
(Source Cartoon: the Talented Anastasia)
Beautiful guitar band @Lake Needwood today.
First, we went for a nice kayak boat ride around the lake.
Then I couldn’t help stopping and listening to this relaxing and peaceful music.
These guys were great–I’d pay to listen to them.
Just a bunch of friends getting together to play beautiful music.
This is life as it should be. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So I used to hear from my wife about when she was young and went to the bungalow colony in the Catskill Mountains.
And today, I heard from a wonderful young Ukrainian woman whose family does the equivalent in the mountains there in the summer.
When I listen to the stories, it sounds so good to get away with your family and friends for the summer to the countryside.
Just live simply in a cabin, stay up late by the campfire singing songs, get up lazily in the morning, and during the day play sports, go fishing, and swim in the lake.
I can’t imagine talking 3 months a year and actually being able to do this…so natural, so carefree, so back to living!
Yes as kids, we went to camp, but it’s not the same as living communally like this in such freedom and fun.
Honestly, listening to the stories about this, left me amazingly jealous!
Perhaps, it’s a lesson about life these days…we’re adults, we’re responsible, we have to earn a living and take care of the bills and all of life’s responsibilities.
But maybe, just maybe, there is something–a lot–to be said for letting loose a little, and just being with your loved ones, and living, really living again.
Why do we have to wait until we’re old…too old to work anymore…and maybe too old to appreciate life as life was meant to be.
We can’t run from our responsibilities but isn’t it worth looking for ways in life to enjoy more than a long weekend or a week vacation.
Life is too short to let it get away from us.
Balancing the contributions of our hard labor with the enjoyment of family, friends, and fun…those are the memories that last a lifetime and beyond.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
