#174

(dropped @ Chocolates & Posies - Clovis, CA on 5/14/12)

When someone you love becomes a memory - the memory becomes a treasure.

This crane is dedicated to Hank and Aiko Tanouye. 

Hank Tanouye (1924 - 2005)

Aiko Tanouye (1928 - 2005)

Together Forever

#173

(dropped @ Chocolates & Posies on 5/14/12)

"The more a man judges, the less he loves."  Honor de Balzac

#172

(dropped @ CVS - Clovis, CA on 5/14/12)

"Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve  a permanent happy spirit."  ~ Norman Vincent Peale 

#171

(dropped @ Save Mart - Clovis, CA on 5/6/12)

"There are victories of the soul and spirit.  Sometimes even if you lose, you win.  ~ Elie Wiesel

#170

(dropped @ SaveMart - Clovis, CA on 5/6/12)

"Books are uniquely portable magic."  ~ Stephen King

#169

(dropped @ tennis courts - CHS - Clovis, CA on 5/6/12)

"Open your eyes, look within.  Are you satisfied with the life you're living?  ~ Bob Marley

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#162 found . . .

Crane #162 was found at More Than Pizza - in Clovis. 

Thanks Matthew for e-mailing me and letting me know.  This particular crane was dropped and then later found in the garbage by my same friend that saved a crane from the garbage at Sequoia Brewing awhile back.  Thanks Jennifer!

I have been bad about dropping cranes this past few weeks . . . but I will keep this project going until 1000 cranes have been dropped. 

I would love to see pictures of my cranes in different places - so if you find one please let me know and send me a photo for post.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”  ~ Buddha

#166 found . . .

I love when I hear back from someone who has found one of my cranes . . . especially when the quote on the crane means something to them - or helps them in some way.  Crane # 166 was found and Peachwood Medical Center . . . to whoever found it - THANKS for letting me know!

#168

(dropped @ Ooi - Clovis, CA on 4/26/12)

"Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit."  ~ Vince Lombardi

#167

(dropped @ Ooi - Clovis, CA on 4/26/12)

Happiness or unhappiness is often a matter of choice.

#166

(dropped @ Peachwood Medical Center - Clovis, CA on 4/26/12)

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."  ~ St. Augustine

#165

(dropped @ More Than Pizza - Clovis, CA on 4/21/12)

"You were born an original.  Don't die a copy."  ~ John Mason

#164

(dropped @ Copper River Country Club - Fresno, CA on 4/21/12)

"Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself."  ~ Harriet Nelson

This quote is one of my favorites . . . and forgiving has made a huge difference in my own life.  It is not always easy . . . but worth it.

#163

(dropped @ Copper River Country Club - Fresno, CA on 4/21/12)

Hugs are the universal medicine.

#162

(dropped @ More Than Pizza - Clovis, CA on 4/18/12)

"Some things have to be believed to be seen."

                                                          ~ Ralph Hodgson

#161

(dropped at More Than Pizza - Clovis, CA on 4/18/12)

"Never ruin an apology with an excuse."

                                                   ~ Kimberly Johnson

#160

(dropped @ Sequoia Brewing - Tower District - Fresno, CA on 4/14/12)

"Do it, and then you will fell motivated to do it."  ~ Zig Ziglar

San Francisco . . .

A recent trip to San Francisco gave me the opportunity to drop some of my cranes in a different city.  I've had quite a few looks - but no comments.  If you found one of my cranes and have it sitting somewhere at home or at work - I would love it if you e-mailed me a picture of it. 

We spent some time at the Japanese Tea Garden in SF - what a beautiful place.  It is the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.  What a perfect place for me to drop some of my cranes.

You can't help but stop and take the time to notice the beauty and peacefulness of this place . . . something we all probably need to do more often - no matter where we are and no matter what is going on in our lives.

"Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."

                                             ~ Saint Francis De Sales

#159

(dropped @ Gordon Biersch - San Jose, CA on 4/6/12)

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

                                                                                ~ John Wooden

#158

(dropped @ Adidas Outlet - Gilroy, CA on 4/6/12)

"When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do." 

            ~ Walt Disney

#157

(dropped @ Japanese Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving."  ~ Albert Einstein

#156

(dropped @ Shakespeare Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"Lust is easy.  Love is hard. Like is most important."

                                                                        ~ Carl Reiner

#155

(dropped @ Los Banos, CA on 4/6/12)

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."  ~ Robert Byrne

#154

(dropped @ Gilroy Outlet - Gilroy, CA on 4/6/12)

"A hotdog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." 

                                                                  ~ Humphrey Bogart

#153

(dropped @ Nike Outlet - Gilroy, CA on 4/6/12)

Every survival kit should include a sense of humor.

#152

(dropped @ Steinhart Aquarium - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"It is a happy talent to know how to play." 

                                              ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

#151

(dropped @ Mission City Coffee - Santa Clara, CA on 4/6/12)

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart." 

~ Mencius, Book IV

#150

(dropped @ Shakespeare Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost." 

                                                                         ~ G.K. Chesterton

#149

(dropped @ Japanese Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"If you press me to say why I love him, I can say no more than he was he, and I was I."  ~ Michel de Montaign

#148

(dropped @ Japanese Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"The time is always right to do what is right." 

                                                      ~ Martin Luther King

#147

(dropped @ Japanese Garden - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

Count your blessings!

#146

(dropped @ Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA on 4/6/12)

"The only difference between a good day and a bad day - is your attitude."  ~ Dennis S. Brown

#145

(dropped @ Roam's - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

"Family life is a daily struggle to turn love into happiness."

                                                                             ~ Robert Brault

#144

(dropped @ Black Magic Voodoo Lounge - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)
"There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in."  ~ Graham Green

#143

(dropped @ Van Ness & Lombard - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is wasted."  ~ Aesop

#142

(dropped @ Ghiradeli Chocolates - Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

Love One Another!

#141

(dropped @ Larkin & Northpoint - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

Make it a wonderful life.

#140

(dropped @ The Buena Vista - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."

                                                                ~ Pierre Corneille

#139

(dropped @ Wharf Outdoors - Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

"A house without books is like a room without windows."

                                                                         ~ Heinrich Mann

#138

(dropped @ 21st Amendment - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."  ~ Confucius

#137

(dropped @ Jack's - Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco, CA on 4/5/12)

Our life is what our thoughts make it."  ~ Marcus Aurelius

#136

(dropped @ Burger King - Hwy 101 - San Carlos, CA on 4/5/12)

If your ship hasn't come in - swim out to it.

#135

(dropped @ Henry Madden Library - Fresno State - Fresno, CA on 4/1/12)

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.  ~ Agatha Christie

#134

(dropped @ Henry Madden Library - Fresno State - Fresno, CA on 4/1/12)

"The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all."

                                                                          ~ Helen Keller

#133

(dropped @ Henry Madden Library - Fresno State - Fresno, CA on 4/1/12)

Neglect not - the gift that is in thee.