Have a nice day

 My thoughts and the thoughts of all decent human beings are with those affected by the terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg and Stockholm. My thoughts are with the whole of humanity too given the dangerous position the world finds itself in at this time. I only hope that common sense will prevail in the end.
With all the threatening news that hits our screens every day I thought it was time to wish each and every one of you a nice day. I think you have all earned a nice day and you all certainly deserve one.
So I hope you can all find something today that will make you smile or lift your heart. Maybe that will be something small like the sun glinting off some Spring blossom. A friend may make you laugh and smile. Your child might give you a hug. You might catch your partner giving you a look that only they can give you that makes you feel warm inside. Maybe it will be something bigger. Whatever it is I would be delighted if you would share it with me. I would love to know what has made your day a nice day today. 
I was writing to someone yesterday in a comment and I said it was my chosen path to seek out beauty in this world. I wondered afterwards if indeed it is my choice or if I am just that kind of person. Maybe it is in my make up and I have no choice in it at all. I find myself as a person who has is only interested in beauty, love, peace and the awesomeness of nature. I do not understand hate, selfishness and intolerance. These things are a foreign language to me that I will never understand. I hear the words but I can't make sense of them. 
I find myself dreaming of mountains, lochs and glens. Deserted beaches in the rain, hillsides in the snow, out on a boat in the sun. Meeting new people on my travels, sharing experiences, laughing, smiling.................all of these things and many more. To put my boots on, take my camera in hand and get out there away from it all is in my mind a lot of the time. What beauty can I discover out there and try to capture in a picture? Can I capture the feeling as well as the vision? Should I just put my camera down and soak up the experience and fill my senses with all that is around me? 
Have a nice day everyone. Grab yourself a moment if you are not having a nice day. Find that little nugget in the day that can help you see there is more to life. Hold on to it and have a nice day tomorrow. 

In all my years I have never met such a group of people as you. Since my first day here on dA I have met so much kindness and support and I never take that for granted. I appreciate all your comments and faves. I really do. I have so much love for you all. I also love that you create such wonderful pieces of art and literature. There are no people on earth like artists. You make things, you don't break things. You add to this world every day, you don't take away from it. Everything you create adds to the beauty in the world. Every line you draw, every brush stroke, every photograph, every word you write........they all go towards a treasure that I am honoured to be able to share. 
And share it I will. Here is a selection of pictures I have come across in the last few weeks that I am delighted to share with you. As always, all kinds of people are represented here but they have things in common too.  ART, passion, creativity and love. Please enjoy these pictures and I'm sure the artists would be delighted if you let them know you have seen their work. Thank you all so much for your time. 

                 

                 

             

                  

           

             

                

      

             

             

        

                

              

               

            

           

           

             

              

              

             

        
           

           

           

Thank you very much for taking the time to look at all these pictures. It seems the longer I am here the more I discover. I really hope you found some gems in this selection. Please say hi to the artists if you have a moment. I'm sure they would be happy to hear from you.

It just remains for me to wish you much love Keep your passion, keep being creative, spread the love, take care of each other and, of course, have a nice day