"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." ~ Maya AngelouElusive little creatures, these butterflies are. It's an honour when they stop long enough to be photographed.
"They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable—soul-less. I think that is something that we know exactly nothing about." ~ John MuirThese ferns caught my eye because they were growing in a circular pattern and the inside which contained a different plant, reminded me of a basket.
"I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful." ~ Pete Hamill This goldfinch looked so pretty posing on the branch. It was taken through the glass on a windy day.. hence the lack of clarity. Still, it's a handsome little bird.
“It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.” ~ William Carlos WilliamsPretty little flowers which are popping up all around.
"Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood." ~ Phil DonahueWalking along the creek one afternoon, Frank pointed out these raccoon tracks on the shore.
"Green, the color of growth, or surgent life, enwraps the land. New green, still as individual as the plants themselves. Cool green, which will merge as the weeks pass, the Summer comes, into a canopy of shade of busy chlorophyll." ~ Hal BorlandLate afternoon sunshine illuminated these elm leaves.
"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower." ~ Rabindranath TagoreMore delicate flowers to please the eye.
"My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle."~ Henny Youngman
Warm summer-like afternoons nudged us to enjoy our respective drinks. A Kronenbourg 1664 for Frank and a Woody's Mexican Lime for me.
