Being Merry

Here's the answer to yesterday's post of where in the United States
is this?
The answer is 

Santa Catalina Island.

Also called Catalina Island, or just Catalina

(or tranquil place to visit)

it's a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California

in the gulf of Santa Catalina.

Want to see inside? Click here. 

Beautiful music right in the video?

"Without music life is a journey through a desert."

"Wherever you go becomes

 a part of you somehow."

Anita Desai

Aren't the palm trees beautiful?

Two of my favorite things found in California are,

the Bird of Paradise flower and palm trees.

Click here to see an old post I wrote about my favorite flower.

and how about all the greenery?

Not to forget the tucked away places

 for your eyes to see all there is to see.

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends,
but is played out over and over again
in the quietest chambers, that the mind
can never break off from the journey.
Pat Conroy
"The only word for goodness is goodness
and it is not enough."
Pat Conroy

Enjoy your day, thanks for stopping by
 and take good care of you.
I'll close with one truly inspiring quote from Pat Conroy
(if you've never seen the movie or read his book
The Prince of Tides
you're missing out.)

From the Prince of Tides

Teach them the quiet words of kindness, to live beyond themselves. Urge them toward excellence, drive them toward gentleness, pull them deep into yourself, pull them upward toward manhood, but softly like an angel arranging clouds. Let your spirit move through them softly.” 
Pat Conroy