I BELIEVE I CAN FLY... OMM's I BELIEVE I CAN FLY CHALLENGE...

 

I believe I can fly 

I believe I can touch the sky 

I think about it every night and day 

Spread my wings and fly away 

I believe I can soar 

I see me running through that open door 

I believe I can fly.

~

Robert Kelly

BUCKAROO BOOTS... DIGITAL WHISPER's BOOTS CHALLENGE...

 These boots are made for walkin' 

And that's just what they'll do 

One of these days these boots 

are gonna walk all over you.

~

Nancy Sinatra

GRANDMA AUDIES APOTHECARY... SPA's APOTHECARY CHALLENGE...

 "Happiness will do more for you 

than any wonder drug 

the apothecaries can invent!" 

~

 Joe Hill

MY AUTUMN HAT... OMM's INTERESTING HATS CHALLENGE...

 "It is always cruel to laugh at people, 

of course, 

although sometimes 

if they are wearing an ugly hat 

it is hard to control yourself." 

~

 Lemony Snicket

AUTUMN JOY... DIGITAL WHISPER's AUTUMN LEAVES CHALLENGE...

 I raked the leaves on our front lawn; 

It took all afternoon. 

I started at ’round half past one 

and said, “I’ll be done soon.” 

 But once I saw how more leaves fell 

Each time I made a pile, 

I quickly saw this outdoor chore 

Was going to take a while. 

 And so I did what my dad said 

A winner does to win: 

I studied that great pile of leaves, 

And then I jumped right in.

~

Shel Silverstein

VERMEER's HELP WITH YARN & FABRIC... SPA's YARN AND FABRIC CHALLENGE...

 "Pain is like fabric: 

The stronger it is, 

the more it’s worth." 

~

 John Green

APPLE PICKEN TIME... OMM's APPLES CHALLENGE...

 "Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year.

 The morning of the first September

 was crisp and golden as an apple."

~

 J.K. Rowling

ENDLESS SCHOOL DAYS... DIGITAL WHISPER's SCHOOL DAYS CHALLENGE...

 School days, school days 

Dear old golden rule days.

 Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic 

Taught to the tune of the hickory stick

VOYAGE TO THE MOON... SPA's VOYAGE CHALLENGE...

 "The real voyage of discovery

 consists not in seeking new landscapes, 

but in having new eyes."

~

 Marcel Proust

ZENTANGLE ROSE... OMM's BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE...

"When you photograph people in color, 

you photograph their clothes. 

But when you photograph people 

in Black and white, 

you photograph their souls!"

~

 Ted Grant

PERNICIOUS RUST... DIGITAL WHISPER's RUST CHALLENGE...

"Metal rusts, 

music lasts forever." 

~

 Patrick Rothfuss

THE MEASURE OF THINGS... SPA's MEASURING TAPE CHALLENGE...

"Nobody has ever measured, 

not even poets, 

how much the heart can hold." 

~

Zelda Fitzgerald

REMEMBER THE SPARROW... OMM's FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS CHALLENGE...

 She moves among the sparrows. 

And she floats upon the breeze. 

She moves among the flowers. 

She moves something deep inside of me" 

~

 Nick Cave

WRITE IT ON A WALL... DIGITAL WHISPER's GRAFITTI CHALLENGE...

 "Not all of us can do great things. 

But we can do small things 

with great love." 

~

 Mother Teresa

MOUSE MAGNIFIED... SPA's MAGNIFYING GLASS CHALLENGE...

 "If we magnified blessings 

as much as we magnify disappointments, 

we would all be much happier." 

~

 John Wooden

SYMPHONY OF KEYS... OMM's KEYS CHALLENGE...

 “The piano keys are black and white

 but they sound like a million colors

 in your mind” 

~

 Maria Cristina Mena

THE STARTER KIT... DIGITAL WHISPER's KITTEN CHALLENGE...

 “A kitten is the delight of a household. 

All day long a comedy 

is played out by an incomparable actor.” 

~

 Champfleury

TEA FOR THREE... SPA's TEA or COFFEE CHALLENGE...

 

“If you are cold, tea will warm you; 

if you are too heated, it will cool you; 

If you are depressed, it will cheer you; 

If you are excited, it will calm you.” 

~

 William Ewart Gladstone

PAINT ME A RAINBOW... OMM's RAINBOW CHALLENGE...

 Sing me a rainbow 

Paint me a dream 

Show me a world 

That I've never seen 

Whisper the sunset 

And when you do 

You'll know how I feel  

 when I'm with you.

~

Astrud Gilberto

FLOWER JOY... DIGITAL WHISPER's FLOWER GARDEN CHALLENGE...

 Just living is not enough... 

one must have sunshine, freedom, 

and a little flower. 

~

Hans Christian Andersen 

I GOT GUTS CHALLENGE... SPA's ANATOMY CHALLENGE...

 I got my arms 

I got my hands 

I got my fingers 

Got my legs 

I got my feet 

I got my toes 

I got my liver 

Got my blood 

I got my guts (I got my guts) 

I got my muscles (muscles) 

I got life (life) 

Life (life) 

Life (life) 

LIFE!

~

Hair

FACES OF THE INNOCENT... DIGITAL WHISPER's INNOCENCE CHALLENGE...

 “Always the innocent 

are the first victims, 

so it has been for ages past,

 so it is now.” 

~

 J.K. Rowling

MY WORLD IN A BOX... OMM's SHADOW BOX CHALLENGE...

Welcome to my world, 

 Won't you come on in? 

 Miracles I guess 

 Still happen now and then. 

 Step into my heart, 

 Leave your cares behind, 

 Welcome to my world 

 Built with you in mind. 

~ 

Dean Martin

DIZZY DOTS... SPA's DOTS CHALLENGE...

 “Life is the night sky 

All the dots of stars 

are happiness” 

~

 Richard L. Ratliff

RAPSODY IN BLUE... OMM's BLUE CHALLENGE...

 “The color blue 

has been shown to activate our parasympathetic nervous system - meaning it sends a signal to our brain that there is no danger present.” 

~

 Steve Aoki