“When I see a bird that walks
like a duck and swims like a duck
and quacks like a duck,
I call that bird a duck.”
~ James Whitcomb Riley
It’s All in the Family
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The Brightness of Sunshine
“To sit in the shade
on a fine day and
look upon verdure is
the most perfect refreshment.”
~ Jane Austen
Wild Strawberries
“Heavy the air with fragrance rare,
Strawberries ripe in the meadow,
Luscious and red where the vines are spread
Thickly in sun and shadow.”
~ Jean Blewett
The Sounds of Nature
“The three great elemental
sounds in nature are
the sound of rain,
the sound of wind
in a primeval wood, and
the sound of outer ocean
on a beach.”
~ Henry Beston
The Appearance of S’hrooms
“I have a fear of
things growing on things.
I don’t know where it came from.
But I go hiking a lot,
and sometimes I can’t handle
moss growing on trees or
tumors on trees or
mushrooms.”
~ Lara Jean Chorostecki
The Search for Purity
“Purity and simplicity
are the two wings with which
man soars above the earth
and all temporary nature.”
~ Thomas A. Kempis
Perfectly Exquisite
“It was in the 1920s,
when nobody had time to reflect,
that I saw a still-life painting
with a flower
that was perfectly exquisite,
but so small you really
could not appreciate it.”
~ Georgia O’Keeffe
A Rose is a Rose
“If you truly love nature,
you will find beauty
everywhere.”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
Gnarled Old Trees Speak Volumes
“Every crag and gnarled tree
and lonely valley has its own
strange and graceful legend
attached to it.”
~ Douglas Hyde
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