Day 249 – Secret gate
“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.” ~ J. R. R. Tolkien And hopefully when you stumble upon such a gate it will be as pretty as this […]
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“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.” ~ J. R. R. Tolkien And hopefully when you stumble upon such a gate it will be as pretty as this […]
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be […]
“But pleasures are like poppies spread—You seize the flow’r, its bloom is shed” ~ Robert Burns Another one from the series of images I took in a field of poppies that I stumbled across on […]
“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower” ~ Helen Mirren One of the things I used to love about going on holiday in France was the fields […]
“Thus in each flower and simple bell, That in our path untrodden lie, Are sweet remembrancers who tell How fast the winged moments fly. Time will steal on with ceaseless pace, Yet lose we not […]
“Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.” ~ Katharine Lee Bates I wish I could say this beauty is growing in my garden. It is actually in my Mum’s beautiful oasis that she […]
Roses are red, Violets are blue; But they don’t get around Like the dandelions do. ~ Slim Acres This quote made me chuckle. I have to admit that as a general rule I leave the […]
Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare, And left the flushed print in a poppy there. ~Francis Thompson I will happily admit to be really rather proud of this image. I think the way the […]
“When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.” ~ Ramakrishna I spent ages trying to get a shot of the bees on this flower. Timing is everything when it comes to taking a photograph but […]
“Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze most softly lulling to my soul.” ~ John Keats I stumbled across this field of poppies a week or so ago. I took a LOT of picture. The […]