a little lily
Just living is not enough …..
One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
Posts tagged ‘macro’
sweet blossoms
Spring – an experience in immortality.
~ Henry D. Thoreau
calla lily 3
What if you slept?
And what if in your sleep, you dreamed?
And what if in your dream,
you went to Heaven?
And there, plucked a strange
and beautiful flower?
And, what if, when you awoke
you had the flower in your hand?
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
turquoise mushroom
The world is full of magical things
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
~ Bertrand Russell
snail bravery
Having climbed so high,
she sat to relish her accomplishment.
Then just as her fear of heights began to kick in,
she swallowed her panic
and bravely faced the next summit.
enchanted leaf
My soul is an enchanted boat,
Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float
Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing.
~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
garden candy
I thought I had planted tomato seeds, but somehow
I got a rainbow of sweet garden candy instead!
summer’s light
Reluctant to say goodbye to summer’s fading light ….
snail housework
A day in the life of Sadie Snail – 11 am:
After Sadie spent hours sweeping out her house,
she looks in disgust at the pile of dust bunnies
and wishes a good wind would come along
and blow them all to kingdom come.
snail’s succulents
An Inspired Lens 