sunrise brushstroke
grape cluster
What I do and what I dream include thee,
as the wine must taste of its own grapes.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
fountain
Thirsty?
Come to the fountain of living water!
calla lily
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts;
which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
vine tendril
When you come to the end of your rope,
tie a knot and hang on.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
figs
Thank you, God, for the simple pleasures
that make our lives a little sweeter and richer.
unwind
Summer is here and it’s time to unwind …..
I’m taking a little break – see you in August!
longing
It was when I was happiest that I longed most…
The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing…
to find the place where all the beauty came from.”
~ C.S. Lewis, “Till We Have Faces”
romancing Lily
Across the crowded ballroom Cal saw her. She was an elegant vision in white silk that took his breath away.
At last he caught her eye. He flashed his debonair smile. She fluttered her eyelashes and blushed sweetly.
Cal smoothly made his way towards her, his eyes never leaving her face. Lily glided over to him, her gown rippling in her wake.
They met.
He took her white gloved hand and kissed it,
breathing, “My dear Lily, I’m utterly enchanted by your beauty.
Shall we dance?”
curves
“I find him in the curves of certain lines,
in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.”
~ Oscar Wilde
An Inspired Lens 