“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple life. “ ~ John Burroughs
@dailybunnies.bsky.social
“A bunny’s twitching nose is like a heart’s whisper.” — Unknown
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“If you be my boat I’ll be your sea The depth of pure blue Just to probe curiosity Ebbing and flowing And pushed by a breeze I live to make you free.” – excerpt from “Boats & Birds” poem by Maggie Gunning
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” –Sir John Lubbock
@saintmaker.bsky.social
“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.” –Henry David Thoreau
@damienshields.bsky.social
“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
@Miya1156.bsky.social
“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” –E.B.White
@fozziefo.bsky.social
“I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” –Anne Frank
@wurfi.bsky.social
“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—over and over announcing your place in the family of things.” –Mary Oliver
“Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me – I am happy.” ~ Hamlin Garland
“Elephants love reunions. They recognize one another after years and years of separation and greet each other with wild, boisterous joy. There’s bellowing and trumpeting, ear flapping and rubbing. Trunks entwine.” – Jennifer Richard Jacobson.
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.”– John Harrigan
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“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”– Frances Hodgson Burnett
@ioneblue.bsky.social
“I’d rather wear flowers in my hair, than diamonds around my neck.”– Unknown
@Rina2012.bsky.social
“The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.”– Honore de Balzac
“Backlit” – Joe Giordano – @xtjoe.bsky.social
“A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect.”– Terri Guillemets
My reaction to this is almost embarrassing. It simply filled me up. My juices started flowing, and I felt joy in every part of me. I’m going to save this because I will try from time to time to use my watercolors to attempt to get a small part of this effect. I know I will never reach it, but, WOW.
TeMata Peak, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand – Jos Buurmans – @josbuurmans.bsky.social
TeMata Peak, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand – Jos Buurmans – @josbuurmans.bsky.social
I think these are gorgeous. I would love to see more. I’ll look and see if I can do a follow up on these at another time. Beautiful place – wonderful photography!
Patrick of Blue Sky Social posted this beautiful montage of a hummingbird. I was completely blown away by his talent and wanted to share these with you.
“A lot of guys like to go to the beach and bring a crowd, but not me. I like to be alone and out there with a couple of pelicans.” – Robert Englund
@debmaluk.bsky.social
“Be a peliCAN, not a peliCAN’T.”– Unknown
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“A wonderful bird is the pelican His bill will hold more than his belican. He can take in his beak Food enough for a week, But I’m damned if I see how the helican.” – Dixon Lanier Merritt
Thanks to Deb Maluk for allowing me to share her beautiful photos.
Eric Girouard @ericg.photography – “Landscape & architecture photographer known to saunter in search of fresh pixels when not making old pixels live up to their potential.”
I found these awe-inspiring photographs on Bluesky Social and wanted to share his work with you.
I love these photos by Jean Kelsey, @immachocoholic.bsky.social.
“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen
“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” – Leo Buscaglia
“May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset more peace,” – Umair Siddiqu
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” – Georgia O’Keeffe
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” – Gerard De Nerval
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” — Henry David Thoreau
Christoph Fischer-@beautysurroundsyou.com on Blue Sky
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” — Native American Proverb
Keith Boone Photography-@keithboone.bsky.social
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” — Khalil Gibran
Paul Willson-@pauljwillson.bsky.social
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night and spring after winter.” — Rachel Carson
I follow Floridiana on Blue Sky. She makes me envious of where she lives and works, but also of her artistry in photography. I look forward to her posts.
I can almost HEAR the wave! And such beautiful color contrast between the water and the sky.
@Matt_Pinner on X@keithboone.bsky.social@markuskaller.bsky.social
I think these are incredible photos. As I said before, I love to LOOK at snow scenes that make me appreciate the season and the work of Mother Nature, transforming our world into fantasy. Please, though, LOOKING is enough for me.