"We are living in a world of beauty,

but few of us open our eyes to see it."

~ Lorado Taft

 

Feeding time as an Anna's Hummingbird buzzes into an Alstromeria for nectar

August 3, 2006

Photo by BT

Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT

Lens: Canon EF75-300mm f4-5.6 IS

 

Anna's sails in through

The Agapanthus to the Alstromeria

For nectar.

Hovering, wings whirring at

Top speed, gracing the

Garden with its beauty.

---BT

August 3, 2006

 

 

"I believe that gardens themselves are very healing. To be surrounded by the exquisite beauty of nature is to experience a healing of the soul. "

- author unknown

 

 

 

Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.

- Gary Snyder

 

 

 

 

 

"Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas."

- Elizabeth Murray

 

 

"When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden."

- Minnie Aumonier

 

 

 

 

 

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