Ed Lehming Photography
From Where I Stand...
“When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction....
“The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming...
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” ― Maud Hart Lovelace I noticed, as I wrote this post, that I...
“I miss your fragrance, sometimes I miss it this much that I can clearly smell you in the air.” ― Qaisar Iqbal Janjua Just in time for the last day of May....
“Time moves forward don’t live backwards” ― E’yen A. Gardner Spring, that time of year when the Earth groans and stretches after a winter slumber. Freshness is everywhere and the forest is...
“Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.” ― Shannon Mullen Wildflowers constantly amaze me, in their endless forms and the environments they thrive it. The columbine above, is a...
“If only these treasures were not so fragile as they are precious and beautiful.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I find myself surveying my gardens, as the cycle of spring takes a...
“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” ― Leo Tolstoy As the world becomes more complex, on a seemingly daily basis, I find myself drawn to simplicity....
“The truth is that everyday and everyone is different. We just like to think that they aren’t.” ― Anthony T. Hincks As promised, yesterday’s flower, with a light background. Keep in mind,...
“Her blush was the color of a coral reef, but smooth.” ― Aimee Bender I simply love the many muted colours of spring. Understated blues, yellows, purples, and oranges, all make their...
“She smells fresh, like the shadow under trees.” ― Julio Cortázar The freshness of spring, among my favourite things. And with that freshness, the scents of spring, fresh-cut grass, tilled earth, and...
“To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim...
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now...
“The world would be a brighter, happier place, if we could only remember our childhood wonder.” ― P.J. Roscoe Mothers Day, birthdays, and anniversaries, all fill my Mays with great cheer. And...
“Shine brightly, so you can help those who have not found their path a way through the darkness.” ― Jeffrey Fry It would simply not feel like spring without Trout Lilies. These...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
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