"For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive."
(D. H. Lawrence)
Tagged Springtime
Friday’s Thought – Simple Truths
"Where there is love there is life."
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Friday’s Thought – On Landscape Painting
"All gardening is landscape painting."
(William Kent)
Friday’s Thought – Happy Times
"It is the season now to go about the country high and low, among the lilacs hand in hand, and two by two in fairyland."
(Robert Louis Stevenson)
Friday’s Thought – Primary Colors
"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises."
(Pedro Calderon de la Barca)
My Favorite Things – The Colors of Spring
What's blooming now at the Conservatory Garden...
Friday’s Thought – Just Visiting
"You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way."
(Walter Hagen)
Friday’s Thought – On Clarity
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
(Buddha)
My Favorite Things – A Solitary Stroll Through the Conservatory Gardens on a Spring Evening
The Conservatory Gardens of Central Park are just a short walk from my apartment. This photographic journey through the gardens documents the first blooms of spring 2014...the only thing missing is the delicate floral aromas!