Light in the Darkness

 “You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, 

and always challenge yourself to try new things.” 

—Nate Berkus

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Beauty in the Ordinary

 “We often neglect to find the beauty 

in things we see every day.” 

– Michelle C. Ustaszeski

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Dandy Delight

 "The naked earth is warm with Spring, 

 And with green grass and bursting trees 

 Leans to the sun's kiss glorying, 

 And quivers in the sunny breeze." 

 - Julian Grenfell

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Undiscovered Virtues

What is a weed? 

 A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wild and Wonderful - The Dandelion

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"To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour." 

- William Blake

Art in Nature

"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. 

 So do it." 

 ― Kurt Vonnegut

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Dandelion Through The Cracks

“Into every empty corner, into all forgotten things and nooks, 

Nature struggles to pour life.” 

 ― Henry Beston

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Grow Where You Are Planted

Grow where you are planted

~ Proverb 

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Make A Wish

Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.

~ T.S. Eliot

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Standing Tall

~ Dandelion in a field of buttercups ~ 

Alert Your Senses

 That's death and life, you see. We all shine on. You just have to release your heart, alert your senses, and pay attention. A leaf, a star, a song, a laugh. Notice all the little things, because somebody is reaching out to you. 

Qualcuno ti ama. 

Somebody loves you.

~ Ben Sherwood, The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud

Sunlight Dances on a Dandy

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. 

 ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wispy Dandelion

What is a weed? 
A plant whose virtues have not 
yet been discovered.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

About the Image: Dandelion Pappus - 12-03-11 Izaak Walton Park - Christiansburg, VA

I didn't know what the little "wispy" part of the dandelion was called. I looked it up and Wikipedia tells me that it is called a Pappus (Pappi would be the plural).

"feathery bristles of the pappus function as a "parachute" which enables the seed to be carried by the wind" 
 I LOVE learning new things!

Pay Attention To The Story

There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough to pay attention to the story.

~Linda Hogan

Exquisite Moments

Each moment ends the instant it begins. If you do not see this, you will not see what is exquisite in it, and you will call that moment ordinary.
~ Unknown

Through the Cracks

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of it's own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

~ Paulo Coelho

Fuzzy

Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop 

Than when we soar.

― William Wordsworth