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“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” ―William Shakespeare

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To the blinking eye of the patient observer, the persistence of harmony in Nature’s panoply of arrays, reveals itself in the altogether.

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see. —William Shakespeare

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In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. —Aristotle

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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. —E. O. Wilson

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There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been! —Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. —Albert Einstein

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It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. —John Burroughs

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I have never seen snow and do not know what winter means. —Duke Kahanamoku

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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. —Lao-Tzu

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Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. —Rainer Maria Rilke

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Light in Nature creates the movement of colors. —Robert Delaunay

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There are always flowers for those who want to see them. —Henri Matisse

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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. —Francis Bacon

 

 

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  1. Wonderful job (as always). Btw, say Leduc/Sum backwards and you’re someone in need of a hug.

    October 24, 2023
    • Thank you for the kind words and the hug, George. Saying your name backwards sounds like Yuletide milkshake in the original language of haiku.

      October 24, 2023
  2. I love your blog!

    October 25, 2023
    • Dear Yassy, if my blog could read, your words would make it blush. 🙂 The ‘Like’ button on your blog might as well say ‘Love,’ as all your friends feel when we read your poetry. 🙂

      October 25, 2023
      • That’s so cute !! Your blog is a very aesthetic and uniquely intellectual place.

        I am honoured and so happy ! Thank you. So grateful. Love your input with my work. You are such a delight. Amazing the way you are so creative with your lines.

        October 25, 2023
      • Now Yours Truly is blushing, also kneeling. 🙂 Thank you, Yassy. Your words of honour, happiness, gratitude, delight, and amazement are in feeling entirely mutual. Your letters plumb the depths and reach the heights of a wise and beautiful creative soul. And a fine person, too. Imho.

        October 25, 2023
      • You are so welcome, Cogito !! And a big heartfelt thank you too .. am happy I know you ..thank you for the inspiration and the support.

        October 25, 2023
      • Hey, what are friends for? 🙂

        October 25, 2023
      • 🤗🙏

        October 25, 2023
  3. I love the colors in words and photos – and the juxtaposition of the strips. This post was an enjoyable trip through the seasons on many levels.

    October 25, 2023
    • Thank you, LuAnne. Glad you enjoyed the trip on many levels. 🙂

      October 25, 2023

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