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

Lady in the Sky

Lady in the Sky
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"We'd never know how high we are, till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky."

-Emily Dickinson

Colossal Chain

Colossal Chain
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all."

-Ovid

Alphabet Soup for the Soul

All You Need is Love
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Love is all you need..."

-John Lennon

Impressions

Impressions
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Give and Take

Give and Take
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"...Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower,
But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.
For to the bee a flower is a fountain of life,
And to the flower a bee is a messenger of love,
And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy..."

- Kahlil Gibran

A Happy Hopper

A Happy Hopper
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics."

-Bill Vaughn

Hang on!

Hang on!
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

-Thomas Jefferson

Spider in the Goldenrod

Spider in the Goldenrod
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

"She sat down in a weed patch, her elbows on her knees, and kept her eyes
on the small mysterious world of the ground.
In the shade and sun of grass
blade forests, small living things had their metropolis."

-Nancy Price

Happy Bee

Happy Bee
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.