Canopy
October 13, 2010
"Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness."
Kahlil Gibran
I have returned! :o Sorry for the unannounced hiatus.
Taken July 1, 2010.
Entries for October, 2010
Glitter
October 14, 2010
"Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and
the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down."
Ethel Waters
Another shot after a rain. This is my favourite one so far. :)
Taken July 1, 2010.
flowers and plants, close-ups, water, summer
(( 2 made ripples in the pond ))
Tiger Lilies
October 15, 2010
"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not;
and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these."
Luke 12:27
Behind a health food store in Fredericton.
Taken July 8, 2010.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Cheerful Flower
October 16, 2010
"Cheerfulness is the very flower of health."
Proverb
In front of the health food store in Fredericton.
Taken July 8, 2010.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Sparkle
October 18, 2010
"...the birds sang as if every sparkling drop
were a fountain of inspiration to them."
Charles Dickens
From "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club"
Another flower after a rain. Can you tell I like this kind of picture?
Taken July 12, 2010.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( 2 made ripples in the pond ))
Rosette
October 19, 2010
"The splendor of the rose and the whitness of the lily
do not rob the little violet of it's scent nor the daisy of its simple charm.
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose,
spring would lose its lovliness."
Therese of Lisieux
It's a small rose, but very beautiful. :)
Taken July 16, 2010.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Purpure
October 20, 2010
"And all shall know the wonder
I will sing the song of purple summer"
Spring Awakening
From "The Song of Purple Summer"
Technically, "purpure" is a word strictly used for a purple-coloured tincture for coat-of-arms. But I thought... so what? ;D
Oh, and I think Spring Awakening is a musical.
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Gentle Gaze
October 21, 2010
"Horses - if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself."
Unknown
One of the horses you can ride at Camp Pugwash, up close and personal.
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
Shooting Star
October 22, 2010
"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower."
John Harrigan
I don't know what kind of flower this is.
I don't think it is actually a "shooting star" but it looks like one,
so that's what I titled it. *shrug*
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Spear Thistle
October 23, 2010
"He that has a good harvest must be content with a few thistles."
Spanish Proverb
Also called the Common Thistle or Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare is pretty to look at, but I wouldn't try to pick it...!
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Rocky Shore
October 24, 2010
"We can never have enough of nature.
We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor,
vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks,
the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees,
the thunder-cloud, and the rain."
Henry David Thoreau
The coast here is quite rocky, though I've been told it never used to be.
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
PS: I am setting up several posts in advance, because I'm moving.
However, I may not be back in time to continue right away,
so be prepared for a potential hiatus. :)
Family Walk
October 25, 2010
"In the fast paced world in which we live, the exercise of walking provides a way to actually slow down, to talk with a friend or family member, or to just be alone without noise. For many, it just seems to be the right activity at the right moment in time."
John Jury
A family enjoying the lovely summer evening on the beach.
Taken July 29, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
people, water, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Dainty
October 26, 2010
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you,
if the simple things in nature have a message you understand,
Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
Eleanora Duse
Very small, and very pretty. :)
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Ocherous
October 27, 2010
"To set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For summer has o'erbrimmed their clammy cells."
John Keats
"Ocherous" refers to an orange-yellow colour. :)
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Carmine
October 28, 2010
"The summer's flower is to the summer sweet,
Though to itself it only live and die."
William Shakespeare
From Sonnet 94
I think this is probably a carnation, though I'm not sure.
Carmine is a bright shade of red.
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Tiny Pom Pons
October 29, 2010
"Soft is the music that would charm for ever;
The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly."
William Wordsworth
Because that's what these little flowers look like—tiny pom pons. :)
They have a resemblence to meadow rue, but they are too low to the ground, so I really don't know what they are.
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Purity
October 30, 2010
"The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails."
William Shakespeare
From "The Winter's Tale"
This resembles the cherokee rose, but it's too small and too far north, so I don't think that's what it is. >_>
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
Kind Words
October 31, 2010
"Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the flowers,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words and kind deeds."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Once again, I do not know what species this is, but unlike most of my previous subjects, this flower is growing on a shrub.
Taken July 30, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
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