Journeys with Eileen Diane

Beaches ~ Photos ~ Quotes ~ June 15, 2025

June 15, 2025June 16, 2025Journeys with EileenDiane

In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans ~ Kahlil Gibran

Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home ~ Sylvia Earle

At the beach — time you enjoyed wasting, is not wasted ~ T.S. Eliot

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came ~ John F. Kennedy

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau

I followed my heart, and it led me to the beach ~ Unknown

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul ~ Robert Wyland

To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude ~ Jeanne Moreau

Spring Arrives

April 7, 2025Journeys with EileenDiane

In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours ~ Mark Twain

Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment ~ Ellis Peters

Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be ~ Anonymous

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and shadow of April showers ~ Byron Caldwell Smith

Savor the Moment ~ Quotes ~ Photos

March 2, 2025March 1, 2025Journeys with EileenDiane

We do not remember days, we remember moments ~ Cesare Pavese

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by ~ Alek Wek

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age ~ Booth Tarkington

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing ~ Wayne Dyer

Don’t be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends ~ Richard Bach

Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps ~ Sharon Draper

The Sea ~ Quotes ~ Photos

January 30, 2025Journeys with EileenDiane

Water is the driving force of all nature ~ Leonardo da Vinci

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch ~ we are going back from whence we came. ~ John F. Kennedy

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul ~ Robert Wyland

Limitless and immortal, the waters are the beginning and end of all things on earth ~ Heinrich Zimmer

Savor your journeys, near or far, real or imagined

Happy New Year 2025 ~ Quotes ~ Favorite Photos

December 30, 2024December 31, 2024Journeys with EileenDiane

Every moment is a fresh beginning ~ T.S. Eliot

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written ~ Melody Beattie

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier’ ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ~ C.S. Lewis

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done ~ Thomas Jefferson

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow ~ Albert Einstein

New Year — a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours ~ Alex Morritt

Christmas Quotes ~ Card Photos ~ December 2024

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024Journeys with EileenDiane

Wishing you and your family and friends a beautiful, joyous Christmas

May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve ~ Unknown

Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection ~ Winston Churchill

Christmas is the day that holds all time together ~ Alexander Smith

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly ~ Andy Rooney

The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood ~ Richard Paul Evans

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! ~ Charles Dickens

Waning Days of Fall ~ Quotes ~ Photos ~ Gig Harbor, WA

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024Journeys with EileenDiane

Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile ~ William Cullen Bryant

November is a month of transformation and preparation ~Catherine Pulsifer

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house ~ Nathanial Hawthorne

The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of ~ Henry David Thoreau

Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils ~ Cyril Connolly

National Cat Day ~ Oct 29, 2024 ~ Photos ~ Quotes

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024Journeys with EileenDiane

National Cat Day was founded as a way to bring awareness to the number of homeless cats. It is a celebration that takes place on October 29th, every year in the United States.

Celebrate with your special feline … below are some favorite quotes about cats plus favorite cat photos…..

Journeys are more meaningful with special pals … Savor the moments …

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not ~ Ernest Hemingway

Cats have it all: admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it ~ Rod McKuen

A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution ~ Hazel Nicholson

When the cat you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure ~ Unknown

The loss of a cat is immeasurable. But so is the love left behind ~ Unknown

The smallest feline is a masterpiece ~ Leonardo da Vinci

If you think that it’s only a cat then obviously you have never loved a cat ~ T.S.Eliot