More of February, 2005

 

"The best garden should be a personal expression."

----Michael Pollan

 

Primrose on a winter day

February 1, 2005

Camera: Canon S50 PowerShot Digital

Photo by BT

 

The splendid Primrose,

Hides its beauty

In the shade of the afternoon.

Its muted color brings

Happiness and wonder to

All who see it.

----BT

 

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."

----Helen Keller

 

 

"Every flower about a house certifies to the refinement of somebody. Every vine climbing and blossoming tells of love and joy."

----Robert G. Ingersoll

A Primrose

 

 

"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

----Franz Kafka

 

 

Colorcade®Purple

February 5, 2005

 

"When the world wearies,

And society ceases to satisfy,

There is always the garden."

----Minnie Aumonier

 

Primrose in February

 

"My theory is that the flowers, appreciating how hard I try, cannot bear to disappoint me and, therefore, bloom their hearts out in recognition of this devotion."

----Martha Smith

 

Iceplant in February, 2005

 

"Nature understands her business better than we do."

----Michel de Montaigne

 

 

 

 

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