Tag Archives: nature

what is art, monsieur, but nature concentrated? ~ honore de balzac

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and young m agrees, with his design.

nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere

and the circumference nowhere

– blaise pascal

the bee whisperer.

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f visits the garden

by the lake

kneels down

to talk to the bumblebees

 to see them up close

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then befriends them

as they

learn more about each other

full of calm and peace

without fear

and after they make

a short visit to his place

gently

puts them back

where he found them

and says

goodbye for now.

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the garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.

Michael Pollan

“it’s summer and time for wandering…” ― kellie elmore

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you never know

what beauties

you’ll

cross paths with

while wandering

on a warm summer’s day

great art picks up where nature ends. ~ marc chagall

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the artist’s world is limitless.

it can be found anywhere,

far from where he lives or a few feet away.

it is always on his doorstep.

~paul strand

international fairy day is here at last. and it was yesterday.

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may your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous,

leading to the most amazing view.

may your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

~edward abbey


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image credits : felted sculpture by lavender and lark, faerie magazine

 

the earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. so we have to hand it over to them at least as it was handed over to us. – mahatma gandhi

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i love z’s world view

if you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. – marcus tullius cicero

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IMG_0764late morning

on the tiny deck

behind my tiny cottage

surrounded by a tiny garden

sharing this tiny space

with a

delicate spider

perched upon

champagne dreams roses

petals flying

orange cat

stretched out

on

 weathered deck

under a cloudy sky

 sipping

 warm coffee

with

coconut cream

 reading

 listening

 taking it all in

happy to share this space

all of us knowing

life is good.

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exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.
– alfred austin

joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion. – john burroughs

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finding her religion

image credit: google images

deer crossing.

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IMG_0713it began with the random choice of my reindeer shirt

the obvious selection for a springy-summery day

IMG_0708 i wore it on a visit to my daughter

as we sat in her yard

i saw something

out of the corner of my eye

 i looked over

to see this guy standing there

looking at me

he must have seen me

out of the corner of his eye

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 i headed over to

the hidden and understated

hard to find

artisan oasis

known as

motawi tiles

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where i came across this beautiful

handcrafted tile

and i knew

this was the one i was meant to own

all signs pointed me clearly in this direction.


“signs may be but the sympathies of nature with man.”
― charlotte brontë, jane eyre

hometown, earth.

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the sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers,

but for the wide world’s joy.

– henry ward beecher



spring in ann arbor, mi