a whisper

There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us
And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go.

-Robert W. Service

{Revisiting some old files tonight...this image was taken in June when our peonies were in full bloom.}

dreamy

I apologize for my monotonous subject matter over the past two weeks, but I have been endlessly inspired by our peonies this year. The soft pinks and whites, the buttery texture of the petals, the way the morning light seems to illuminate them ever so perfectly...

What has been inspiring you lately?

away

grateful

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
They are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom."

-Marcel Proust

the light is all

"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

open

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." -Buddha

misty morning

almost