• flowers,  Plants,  quotes

    Words

    Clematis

    “Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.”

    Paul Tillich

    Words have become important to me as I’ve journaled through the past few years. And, words are important in my attempts to express thoughts and ideas on this blog. When I came across this quote it very simply gave me the words I was not able to express before. I like that. I use both the words loneliness and solitude in much of my writing. Now they have a much deeper meaning for me. I love words, and flowers, and sunrises, and…

  • flowers,  Plants

    Clematis
    Clematis

    Dropped by me sisters house this past weekend and wandered around her beautiful yard looking for flowers. I found a some. Enjoy!

    Columbines
    Columbines

    Purple Flowers
    Purple Flowers

    Yellow Columbines
    Yellow Columbines

  • flowers,  Plants

    Purple Clematis

    Sheree's Clematis
    Sheree’s Clematis

    “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”  Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

    A few years ago my sister, Sheree, decided to invest time, labor and money into her yard. The fruits of her time, labor and money is now a haven, a sanctuary for her. She knows those plants by name and talks to them everyday. They are family. They love her!