An Inspired Lens

Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The ocean stirs the heart,

inspires the imagination

and brings eternal joy to the soul.

~ Robert Wyland

Caribbean palms

Caribbean palms

The rainforest air was saturated with exotic sounds

and thick with green mystery.

wild monkeys

wild monkeys

Tread lightly and look carefully;

who knows what you might see –

or what might be watching you.

(Barbados green monkey family)

Caribbean frangipani

Caribbean frangipani

… the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air

(where it comes and goes like the warbling of music) …

~ Sir Francis Bacon

waterfall snail

waterfall snail

The world is big

and I want to have a

good look at it before it gets dark.

~ John Muir

lacewing butterfly

lacewing butterfly

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world,

the master calls a butterfly.

~ Richard Bach

a little lily

a little lily

Just living is not enough …..

One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

~ Hans Christian Andersen

spring tulip

spring tulip

And ’tis my faith that every flower

enjoys the air it breathes.

~ William Wordsworth

rushing waters

rushing waters

The sound of rushing waters

sings new life over me.

sweet blossoms

sweet blossoms

Spring – an experience in immortality.

~ Henry D. Thoreau