Spiderwort flower (Tradescantia virginiana)

I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Angel Mail

Keep on asking and it will be given to you; keep on seeking and you will find . . . Matthew 7:7

Ready for Takeoff

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

Leaves sometimes have eyes

"A jug fills drop by drop." -Buddha

Silent Mist

I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence. -Thomas Hood

Morning Fog

"Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it." -Claude Adrien Helvetius

Sitting on a Log

"We're sitting on our blessed Mother Earth from which we get our strength and determination, love and humility - all the beautiful attributes that we've been given. So turn to one another; love one another; respect one another; respect Mother Earth; respect the waters - because that's life itself!" -Phil Lane, Sr. quotes (Yankton Sioux)

Forest Light

"With all your science can you tell how it is, and whence it is, that light comes into the soul?" -Thoreau

Autumn Beauty

Autumn Beauty
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils..."

-Cyril Connolly

Flower Whispers

Flower Whispers
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."

-Pablo Picasso

Water Colors

Water Colors
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me."

-John Fowles

Water under the bridge

Water under the bridge
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Wind and water have patience and tolerance; the earth has compassion and forgiveness."

-Sri Guru Granth Sahib

On the hillside . . .

On the hillside . . .
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens."

-Stephen Graham

Light on the Path

Autumn Bliss
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart."

-Lao Tzu

Leaf Light

Leaf Light
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."

-John Burroughs

Red Dragon on a Yellow Leaf

Red Dragon on a Yellow Leaf
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

A brilliant red dragonfly came along
and made my heart sing a little song.
He landed nearby on a fuzzy leaf of green.
the brightest dragon I've ever seen.
He moved his eyes as my camera clicked. . .
a nicer spot we couldn't have picked.
After awhile I just sat and stared
I talked to him, and he really cared.
I reached down finally, and put my camera away.
He then flew off without delay.
"Thank you", I thought, as I got off the ground.
That little dragon had me quite spellbound!
Some time later I had such a surprise . . .
My dragon came back to socialize.
He came and landed on a bright yellow leaf.
I blinked my eyes in disbelief.
I quietly took my camera out again
before he'd take off like a tiny airplane.
He posed so nicely for another minute . . .
the colors just right, and perfectly lit.
I thanked him again as he flew away.
This dragonfly has made my day.

-L.R.

Riding the Wind

Riding the Wind
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"A leaf was riven from a tree,
'I mean to fall to earth,' said he.
The west wind, rising, made him veer.
'Eastward,' said he, 'I now shall steer.'
The east wind rose with greater force.
Said he: ''Twere wise to change my course.'
With equal power they contend.
He said: 'My judgment I suspend.'
Down died the winds; the leaf, elate,
Cried: 'I've decided to fall straight.'
'First thoughts are best?' That's not the moral;
Just choose your own and we'll not quarrel.
Howe'er your choice may chance to fall,
You'll have no hand in it at all."

-Ambrose Bierce

Taking a break

Taking a break
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest."

-Ashleigh Brilliant


This will be my last post for at least a couple of weeks while I deal with healing symptoms of Carpal Tunnel syndrome. I am grateful to all my friends who have offered their kind thoughts and advice. See you soon . . .
Love, Lisa (Lady-bug)

Reach toward the sun

Reach toward the sun
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Our way is not soft grass, it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun."

-Ruth Westheimer

Mock Turtle

Mock Turtle
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."

-James Bryant Conant