Yacht Harbor, Long Term Friends and Antoine St. Exupery

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Three of us long term friends enjoyed a get together at the harbor last week, you can see my friend standing at the top of the deck. Antoine  de Saint. Exupery in his "Wind, Sand and Stars" wrote "Old friends cannot be created out of hand. Nothing can match the treasure of common memories, of trials endured together, of quarrels and reconciliations and generous emotions. It is idle, having planted an acorn in the morning, to expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of the oak." Aren't his thoughts beautiful? He is well known for writing "The Little Prince" and sadly he died when his small plane crashed during WWII as he was helping in the war effort.
 

Restaurant where three of us celebrated a friend's birthday. The restaurant above is at the yacht harbor and we sat on the outdoor deck in ideal weather.

The birthday girl is on the left and that is me on the right.

I am on the left and friend on the right. We three have been meeting since 2009 and before, don't recall the exact year and we have been friends for longer than that. We met at work and during the worst of covid we met on Zoom twice a month. It is so worth it to have long term friendships, they are special.

Thanksgiving and a Pupaversary

 

We are celebrating Thanksgiving here in the USA on November 23, plus this is the 7th anniversary of my dog Bounce's Pupaversary, when we adopted him from the shelter on November 23. So this is a big day in our home.

 

Can you guess what the above photo is? I think it looks weird if you don't know what it is, it is Bounce's birthday cake toy, which we will give him Nove. 23, he loves these and has had 4, this is the brand new one still with tags on. It plays the happy birthday song and he likes to grab a candle and carry it around.

 Psalm 100 - "Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."

 Bounce on his Pupaversary on November 23. It is a love fest between him and his people family.

Sunsets, Heart Shaped Leaves and Ephesians

 Here are sunset and heart shaped leaves photos from my neighborhood walks. 

I find these leaves fascinating and have shown you photos of them in past years. These are photos I took this week.

 Here are some leaves in a row in the gutter.

Enjoy your sunsets and sunrises and beauty all around you. 

Here is a Scripture favorite of mine: "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19