I seemed to have laid me down in the dried-up bed of a great river;
I heard a flood loosened in remote mountains, I felt the torrent come;
to rise I had no will, to flee I had no strength.
~ Charlotte Bronte ~
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others ~ Henry David Thoreau
I am too positive to be doubtful
Too optimistic to be fearful
and too determined to be defeated.
~unknown~
May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing ~
Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us. ~ Brian Jacques
BURNING SKY
Rainy season comes late this year, so March will likely be a wet month when it's supposed to be a dry one. But I have no complain because I am one of those who find comfort in the sound of rolling thunder and the sight of blinding lightning. Today I found the sun setting behind the rapid moving dark clouds, creating a burning-like sky and I've just gotta to have this moment captured!
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?
The rain poured like crazy today, I had to repeatedly wiped my windows just to get this one single shot!!
These last couple of weeks I have been translating documents that are heavily filled with medical terms (virus and cromosomes related, mind you!) so I found words that I had never heard of before and I couldn't even find them in regular dictionaries. Thanks to a friend of mine who gave me The American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language back in 1998, this 3-inch thick dictionary really came in handy! Here are a couple of words I never heard of before: Ploidy and Zoonosis