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From Where I Stand...
“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.” ― Yann Martel I’m sure nature had some specific design in mind when these oddly shaped...
“I hate and fear snakes, because if you look into the eyes of any snake you will see that it knows all and more of the mystery of man’s fall, and...
“Living in the present moment is the recurring baptism of the soul, forever purifying every new day with a new you.” ― Alaric Hutchinson And there it was , white, pure, radiant,...
“Change is the end of something you know and the beginning of something else that you don’t know. Something new that holds opportunities.” ― Kholoud Yasser I believe I enjoy spring almost...
“Ugly or beautiful, it is the little creatures that make the world go round. We should celebrate and appreciated them in all their wonderful diversity.” ― Dave Goulson Inevitably, if you make...
“The places of quiet are going away, the churches, the woods, the libraries. And it is only in silence we can hear the voice inside of us which gives us true...
“It’s the nameless who leave a vestige in their wake.” ― Anthony T. Hincks Spring, and as the wildflowers emerge from their winter’s rest, the survivors of the winter elements still cling...
“It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, ’till he returns...
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ― Anne Bradstreet As I mentioned...
“I know it is difficult to believe in your own courage or fortitude when everything inside of you feels weak and shattered. But do not believe what you feel. You will...
“To focus solely on endings is to trade conclusions for the very beginnings that created them. And if this cycle should persist, we will likewise miss the beginning that will follow...
“Blue offers up a tranquility which belies its true appearance.” ― Anthony T. Hincks This second post today is outside of my “Golden Paths” series, but part of the same timeframe. Exiting...
Nikon D800 Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272ENII)@90mm 1/80 sec, f/4.5 ISO 100
“Do you know how there are moments when the world moves so slowly you can feel your bones shifting, your mind tumbling? When you think that no matter what happens to...
“Sometimes all you need in your life is anything strange because strange things can revive your soul just like a cold water freshening your pale face with every splash!” ― Mehmet Murat...
“It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.” – Antoine Rivarol I came across this mystery mushroom a few days ago, while hiking during our recent partial...
“Unfamiliar disturbs us; familiar comforts us! But for the wise man, unusual is more precious than the usual because it offers us a new way, a new vision, a new idea,...
“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.” ― Julie Andrews Edwards This was a fun scene...
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” ― Amy Bloom I’ve been saving a quote for some time, waiting for the right image. Well, the image presented itself...
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust It seems to be butterfly and bug week for me. Butterflies, especially,...
“Miracles… seem to me to rest not so much upon… healing power coming suddenly near us from afar but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that, for a moment, our...
“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.” ...
“When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.” ― Euripides Continuing on my “purple phase” theme, here’s a beautiful invader. Though a beautiful flowering...
“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.” – Jeremy Bentham What looked like delicate thistles from a distance turned out to...
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” ― Rachel Carson I get great enjoyment photographing plants and animals in...
“I drag myself over to the honeysuckle bush and pluck a flower. I gently pull the stamen through the blossom and set the drop of nectar on my tongue. The sweetness spreads through...
“Take one flower that you like and get lots of them. And don’t try to ‘arrange’ them. It’s surprisingly hard to do a flower arrangement the way a florist does one....
“Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.” – Debby Boone The next stage after the blooming of a flower,...
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. “ – Pablo Picasso The Yellow Coneflowers literally quiver in the slight breeze, their...
“When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.” – Jenna Morasca Here’s yet another purple, mid-summer blossom. I recall very well when I...
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