The Essence of Nature

08/07/2020

With loving thanks to 'The Garden of Pensiveness'

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
~ Rabindranath Tagore

~ Image by Manuel Bermúdez

17/06/2020

A little reminiscent of a pineapple with that tuft and colouring, but how lovely!

With thanks to 'A NOT so secret garden'

Fritillaria imperialis ~ Crown Imperial Fritillary

10/06/2020

Rest & restore in nature!

There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
~ Calvin Coolidge

~ Image "Burst of Life" by Floris van Breugel

03/06/2020

Another beauty brought to us by 'A NOT so secret garden'. How simply lovely is that?

Daggerpod Succulent ~ Anelsonia eurycarpa

02/06/2020

Also known as Ghost Orchid.
With loving thanks to 'A NOT so secret garden' 💜

Dendrophylax lindenii

31/05/2020

Sending gentle love across the world to all people suffering distress at this time. With thanks to 'The Garden of Pensiveness' for this beautiful image.

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
~ Luther Burbank

~ Image 'Bowl of Beauty' (Peony) by Mary Anne Byrne

24/05/2020

Wow, how exquisite! 💜

With thanks to 'A NOT so secret garden'.

Conospermum longifolium

19/05/2020

Doesn't this just compel you to take a deep breath?

I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.
~ Anne Frank

18/05/2020

How remarkable! Thank you to 'Bored Panda Art' for the link.

Welcome to the wonderful and weird world of succulents! These ornamental plants come in some very surprising shapes that make them look like something from a fantasy illustrator’s dreams.

13/05/2020

With thanks to 'The Garden of Pensiveness' 💚💜🧡

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.
~ Daisaku Ikeda

~ Image by Mandy Disher

01/05/2020

With thanks to 'The Garden of Pensiveness'

I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
~ Ansel Adams

~ Image "Appalachian Charm" by Jason Penland

20/04/2020

Keep hope alive. Stay strong. Be well.

Where flowers bloom so does hope.
~ Lady Bird Johnson

~ Image "Standing Tall" by Dirk Ercken

05/04/2020

How soft is it!?

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Button Bush

04/04/2020

A message from Little Grandmother 💜

03/04/2020

02/04/2020

With

In this silent, serene wilderness the weary can gain a heart-bath in perfect peace.
~ John Muir

~ Image by Rainer Mirau

21/03/2020

Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.
~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer

~ Image by Dustin Wong

20/03/2020

No words .. just wonder!

The very pretty Passiflora 'Pura Vida'