“A dream doesn’t become reality
through magic; it takes sweat,
determination, and hard work.”
~ Colin Powell
Desire Begets Determination
nature
Tint the Sky With Radiance
“Sunset is still my favorite color,
and rainbow is second.”
~ Mattie Stepanek
Following Nature
“I pass my time in the open air
on the beach when it is really
heavy weather or when the
boats go out fishing.”
~ Claude Monet
Nature’s Beauty at Night
“I often think that the night
is more alive and
more richly colored
than the day.”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
Adjust Your Footsteps
“Do not go where the path
may lead, go instead where
there is no path
and leave a trail.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s All in the Family
“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
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
