Japanese Andromeda

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Close up of the tiny bell shaped petals.

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” 

― Washington Irving

The Art of Contentment

Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can’t be replaced by anything else.

 ~ Elizabeth Gilbert 

~ Rain droplet from our Rhododendron bush ~ 

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and it makes a Beautiful Pillow as well

Summer Yearning

The pure, the beautiful, the bright,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulse to a wordless prayer,
The dreams of love and truth,
The longings after something lost,
The spirit's yearning cry,
The strivings after better hopes,
These things can never die.
~Sarah Doudney