Author Archives: dfolstad58

About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

Time is A’wasting

Posted on March 18, 2016 by dfolstad58

“We have coffee here” she said, “It’s a waste to go out.” she said, when her husband suggested they go have coffee. “Come on” he persisted, trying to overcome the inertia, feeling restless as he tugged with his eyes. “We’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged chance, coffee shop, contemplation, happy together, life, Love, Music, opportunity, Time, turtles, walk | 20 Comments

Sexy Mother Nature Shows-off Her Grand Tetons

Posted on February 26, 2016 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy:
Mother Nature is proof that women rule the world. Us men are mere toys: something to humor them when they are bored and someone to torment, yet love. Every time I think…

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Hvaines

Posted on February 24, 2016 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Cornwall Photographic:
Höfn is my spiritual home. Some of my best friends are here. I have been welcomed into homes and into the community and treated with the most incredible hospitality here and when I became ill…

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Sun does not shine every day..

Posted on February 19, 2016 by dfolstad58

Perhaps (if you are Trooper fan) you recognize this snippet ” Sun does not shine every day” from Here for a Good Time. But in actuality the sun does shine every day, really it does. Anytime you go up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged blue skies, change, clouds, Okanagan lake, rainy, sunny, trooper, youtube | 11 Comments

Don’t nearly die first

Posted on February 11, 2016 by dfolstad58

This post actually came from a speech I gave recently at a Toastmasters meeting; the speech was called”Be Like A Child“. I had failed an attempt to color in an adult coloring book. Instead of being able to relax; I … Continue reading →