"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment."

----Georgia O'Keefe

 

Colorcade® Purple

 

 

" I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."

----E. B. White

 

 

 

Felix: one of my first geraniums

 

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

----Rachel Carson

 

 

Felix in the bright fall afternoon sunshine

 

"It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye."

----Antoine de Sainte Exupery

Purple Splendor in the afternoon October sun

 

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

----Marcel Proust

 

 

 

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