desert diva

“The chile, it seems to me, is one of the few food that has its own goodness.”

~ Diana Kennedy

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.”

~ William Blake

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

“The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”

~ David Russell

“Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.”

~ Owen Felltham

“Brave boatmen come, they go, they die, the voyage flows on forever. We are all canyoneers. We are all passengers on this little mossy ship, this delicate dory sailing round the sun that humans call the earth. Joy, shipmates, joy.”

~ Edward Abbey

“It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature’s gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.”

~ Jimmy Carter