A Fragile Dewdrop

"Life is but a day: A fragile dewdrop on its perilious way 

From a trees summit" 

~ John Keats

Rain drops on Roses

"Raindrops on roses 

and whiskers on kittens..."

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Iris with Droplets

"What a pity flowers can utter no sound!—A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle ... oh, what a rare and exquisite miracle would these be!" 

- Henry Ward Beecher

See on my walk through our local Horticulture Garden 03-02-19

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Wet Petals

To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same fields, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.

 ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Available - HERE 

Tiny Treasures

The real voyage of discovery consists of 

not in seeking new landscapes 

but in having new eyes.

- Marcel Proust

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Droplets on Leaves

"Raindrops keep falling on my head 

But that doesn't mean my eyes 

will soon be turning red 

Crying's not for me '

Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining"

Songwriters: Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Print Available - HERE 

and a Different View - HERE 

Tell Me How Many Beads There Are...

...Tell me how many beads there are 

In a silver chain 

 Of evening rain, 

Unraveled from the tumbling main....

- Thomas Lovell Beddoes

Have you ever read this entire poem....it is lovely.

You can find it - HERE 

The image above is available - HERE 

Another Wet One!

Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. 

- John Updike 

 Not a wet bird this time - but a wet flower.  I think flowers are so lovely when they have raindrops on them.

  I was able to shoot this video (the the sliding glass door of course) of a Grackle at the feeder.  I think his iridescent feathers showed up pretty good.  What do you think?

Wings in the Rain

Mockingbird in the rain 

Tell me how many beads there are 

In a silver chain 

Of evening rain, 

Unravelled from the tumbling main... 

~ Thomas Lovell Beddoes

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The Beauty of Rain

But the true lover of rain.... has a deep inner enjoyment of the rain, as rain, and his sense of its beauty drinks it in as thirstily as does the drinking earth. It refreshes and cools his heart and brain; he longs to go forth into the fields, to feel its steady stream, to scent its fragrance; to stand under some heavy-foilaged chestnut-tree, and hear the rushing music on the crowded leaves. 
~ John Richard Vernon, "The Beauty of Rain," 1863

Available - HERE 

 

Silently Gazing

 It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them.

~ Dejan Stojanovic

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 ~ 

A Version of this image available - HERE

and it makes a Beautiful Pillow as well

Dwarf Crested Iris

In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight

~ Rabindranath Tagore

Available - HERE 

 

Refreshing

May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you, 

Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul 

With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming. 

May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you, 

Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean 

Sparkling after in the sunlight. 

May the blessing of God's earth be on you, 

And as you walk the roads, 

May you always have a kind word for those you meet. 

An Irish Blessing

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Low Clouds

There is always light behind the clouds. 

~ Louisa May Alcott

Low clouds along I81 - near Roanoke, Virginia  

Taken from our moving car, thru the raindrops on the windshield, with my iPhone 

Nature is Groovy

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.

~ John Calvin

Have you ever stopped and looked closely at a blade of grass?

Nature is so Groovy!

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Unexpected Rainbow

Wishing you LOTS of unexpected Joys!

Falling Rain

For after all the best thing one can do when

it is raining, is to let it rain.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Lady in the Rain

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius. 
~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Raining on a Wren

"How beautiful is the rain! 
After the dust and the heat, 
In the broad and fiery street, 
In the narrow lane, 
How beautiful is the rain!" 
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow