“Love is like a beautiful flower
which I may not touch, but
whose fragrance makes the garden
a place of delight just the same.”
~ Helen Keller
Orchids on the Stem
Gardening
Just Common Sense
“You can’t sow an apple seed
and expect to get an avocado tree.
The consequences of your life
are sown in what you do
and how you behave.”
~ Tom Shadyac
A Dancing Tongue of Flame
“A woodland in full color is
awesome as a forest fire,
in magnitude at least,
but a single tree is like
a dancing tongue of flame
to warm the heart.”
~ Hal Borland
Nourish Your Growth
“There are no great limits to growth
because there are no limits of
human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.”
~ Ronald Reagan
Seeds to Sow
“Think twice before you speak,
because your words and influence
will plant the seed of either success
or failure in the mind of another.”
~ Napoleon Hill
Love is the Flower
“The flower which is single
need not envy the thorns
that are numerous.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Winter Wonderland
“He who marvels at the beauty
of the world in summer
will find equal cause for wonder
and admiration in winter.”
~ John Burroughs
The Smell of Pine Rises
“The lofty pine is oftenest shaken
by the winds; high towers fall
with a heavier crash; and the lightening
strikes the highest mountain.”
~ Horace
Forests of Silver Pine
“To me a lush carpet
of pine needles or spongy grass
is more welcome than the
most luxurious Persian rug.”
~ Helen Keller
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