It's the birds' songs lately,
just before dawn (how do they know?)
that make me smile
and remind me of life's simplicity.
Then the ride over the river,
seeing the calm waters filling the marsh –
all of this soothing to the restless mind.
Deep breath in…
Deep breath out…
Ahhh, almost whole again.
Moultrie Creek, St. Augustine.
©LaineQuinn Reprinted from Laine's Blog, April 2014
Pansies planted now
Our azaleas blooming soon
Shamrocks everywhere!
Spring in North East Florida, pansies on the deck!
Haiku by Laine
©LaineQuinn 2024
Say yes to the unique individual self that you are
in this time and space.
You might have been here before
and you might come again,
but never as this particular person
in this particular time
and this particular space –
ever evolving
with our expanding universe.
Say yes!
To your place in the world of wonder!
Photo credit: Cosmos Eric Coles and Mel Helm 2015, from The Astronomy Picture of the Day, APOD.
PEACE
In our hearts and souls
and
In our lives
Peace
I remember days that felt like…
it was raining daisies.
From the song by John Sebastian, "She's a Lady".
Photo Gerbera Daisy!
(Not sure where I found this gem, but found it again and decided to share it for a laugh!)
Ahhh, to be a bee, and feel the soft inside of a flower-
breathe in the heady scent and take the sweet honey home to my queen!
Late blooming Cosmos, with Bee!
©LaineQuinn2023
Grateful as always for the wonders around me!
Mexican Sun Flowers, blooming now!
©2023LaineQuinn
At the risk of repeating myself,
we really do live in a beautiful world.
Nature persists.
In spite of what men do to each other and to the planet
to distract us,
Nature persists.
There is beauty and diversity and wonder
all around us.
And we,
who are a part of that wonder,
must insist on PEACE.
We must revel in the beauty and the possibility of Peace
in our hearts and in the world.
Sunrise, Vilano Beach September, 2023
2 different days!
Gleanings From Living Long
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