Sunday, July 31, 2005

Mountain Greeting


Mountain Greeting
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!"

-John Muir

Saturday, July 30, 2005

Little covered bridge


Little covered bridge
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, July 29, 2005

You are my sunshine


You are my sunshine
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away."

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Bee Natural


Bee Natural
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being."

-Donald Curtis

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Be Sharp


Be Sharp (for urtica)
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."

-Eden Phillpotts

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)


Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'"

-The Talmud

Monday, July 25, 2005

Foot bridge at North River Wildlife Sanctuary

"We build too many walls and not enough bridges."

-Isaac Newton

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Sunshine in a flower


Sunshine in a flower
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."

-Anthony J. D'Angelo

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Hover Fly enjoying the Yarrow


Hover Fly enjoying the Yarrow
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"O welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,
Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings!"

~John Milton, Comus

Friday, July 22, 2005

Happy Orange Flower


Happy Orange Flower
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the flowers,
Kind deeds are the fruits,
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine
Kind words and kind deeds."

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Flowing


Flowing
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you."

-Wayne Dyer

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

True Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides)

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour."

-William Blake

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) with little bee

"For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive."

- D.H. Lawrence

Monday, July 18, 2005

Three Wishes


Three Wishes
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Half Listening


Half Listening
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This is my parent's West Highland Terrier puppy, Tully. I took this shot during my last visit home on Memorial Day weekend.

I wish everyone a happy Sunday!

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Fire in the Sky II

"Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light.
Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky.
Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in eternity."

-Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)

Friday, July 15, 2005

Fire in the sky

"The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire."

-Pamela Hansford Johnson

Thursday, July 14, 2005

St. John's Wort Flower


Happiness from St. John's Wort
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower."

-Mary Howitt

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Delicate Chicory Flower


Delicate
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"True strength is delicate."

-Louise Nevelson (Russian born American Abstract Expressionist Sculptor 1900-1988)

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

A nice beginning . . .


A nice beginning . . .
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."

-Unknown

Monday, July 11, 2005

Spirit of Summer


Spirit of Summer
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"I am a spirit of no common rate:
The summer still doth tend upon my state;
And I do love thee. Therefore go with me.
I'll give thee fairies to attend on thee,
And they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep,
And sing while on pressed flowers dost sleep."

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sunday, July 10, 2005

White Admiral Butterfly (Limenitis arthemis)

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Red Squirrel


Red Squirrel
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This cute critter was found at the AMC visitor's center at Pinkham Notch last week. He was so tame that I was able to get up close to take this shot while he happily munched on some lettuce given to him by one of the hikers.

Have a silly Saturday everyone!

Friday, July 08, 2005

Crown Jewels


Crown Jewels
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers; but this priceless jewel is within your own heart."

-Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Moth on the window


Moth on the window
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, as a moth brushes a window with its wing."

-Christopher Fry

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Enallagma carunculatum damselfly

"A damsel is a genius in the daytime and a beauty at night."

-Oscar Wilde

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Magic Forest


Magic Forest
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you."

-Charles de Lint

Monday, July 04, 2005

Happy Independence Day


Happy Independence Day
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This was taken outside of a neat tourist attraction in Glen called "Heritage New Hampshire", where Phil and I spent a couple of hours to escape the heat.
I hope everyone has a great day!

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Pequawket Pond


Pequawket Pond
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
Here is the beautiful pond behind the house that we rented for the week in Conway, New Hampshire. South Moat Mountain is visible to the right in the background. Yesterday morning we heard a loon calling from the pond and looked out to see it about a hundred yards away. Since then I believe the loon is my favorite water bird.

Saturday, July 02, 2005

White Mountains -- up on Mt. Eisenhower

My husband and I had a wonderful time on our vacation this past week in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. Thursday we hiked Mt. Eisenhower, which is the 11th highest of the forty-eight "4,000 footers" in the area. Here is one view from near the top.