Bee and Bluebells

 “Spring is terribly exciting when you are living right in it.” 

- Jean Craighead George

A Rebirth of the Spirit

 "Spring is far more than just a changing of seasons; 

it's a rebirth of the spirit." 

—Toni Sorenson

Grape Hyacinth

 “It’s in the little flowers of kindness that we find 

the maximum nectar of happiness.” 

― Bhuwan Thapaliya

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Fritillary Friends

  “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” 

— Audrey Hepburn

Open Your Heart and Mind

 “Open your heart and mind like the wings of a butterfly. 

See then how high you can fly.” 

— Zeenat Aman

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Monarch Butterfly flies over the Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena Globosa) -

seen on October 7, 2024. 

Skipper on Meadow Sage

 "All that we behold is full of blessings." 

~ William Wordsworth

Pink Petals

 "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, 

our whole life would change." 

~ Buddha

In Every Walk With Nature

 "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." 

 - John Muir

Male goldfinch harvesting seeds from the flowers.

Our walk today was along the Huckleberry trail but in the opposite direction of our normal Hethwood walk.  We started after church so it was quite hot.  

Our milage today -  1.6 miles.

Always Take Time To Smell The Flowers

 "Always take time to smell the flowers, and let it fill you with beauty, and rediscover that sense of wonder." 

- Louis Schwartzberg

Praying Mantis in the Flowers

 “How beautiful a day can be, 

when kindness touches it!” 

—George Elliston

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Similar But Different - Iris in the Garden

 “Happiness held is the seed; 

 Happiness shared is the flower.”

 – John Harrigan

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Duskywing Butterfly in the Pink

 So many things become beautiful 

when you really look. 

~ Lauren Oliver

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From Small Beginnings Come Great Things

  A Lily getting ready to bloom.

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Spring Sensations - Orange Tulip Close-up

 "Where flowers bloom, so does hope." 

- Lady Bird Johnson

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Wasp on the Wildflowers

 If you truly love nature, 

you will find beauty everywhere. 

—Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

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Seen during my walk through the Hahn Horticulture Garden - July 23, 2022 

I think this is a Golden Digger Wasp.  ID help appreciated.

Skipper on the Marigold

 "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." 

 — Hans Christian Andersen

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Red Looks Good On Her

 "It is never too late to be 

what you might have been." 

— George Eliot 

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Tiny Dancers

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” 

– Anthony J. D’Angelo

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The Beauty of Lilies

"May you listen to your longing to be free.

May the frames of your belonging

be large enough for the dreams of your soul.

May you arise each day with a

voice of blessing whispering in your heart ...

something good is going to happen to you.

May you find harmony between your soul and your life.

May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place.

May you know the eternal longing that lies at the heart of time.

May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.

May you never place walls between the light and yourself.

May you be set free from the prisons of

guilt, fear, disappointment and despair.

May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you,

mind you, and embrace you in belonging."

- John O’Donahue

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Delightful Daffodil

 

"The earth laughs in flowers." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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