Simplicity

June 2, 2018 (153/365)

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

Cherry Blossoms

May 27, 2018 (147/365)

"The blossoms of spring are all the more precious because they bloom so briefly.” ~ Murasaki Shikibu

Lady Slipper

May 26, 2018 (146/365)

"If all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty and

the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflowers." ~ Saint Therese of Lisieux

Most Recklessly

 May 19, 2018 (139/365)

“Everything is blooming most recklessly.” -  Rainer Maria Wilke

Bleeding Hearts

 May 17, 2018 (137/365)

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." ~ Jane Austen, Emma

That Time of Year

May 16, 2018 (136/365)

"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, 

the human soul is apt to revive also." ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs

Raindrops on Redbuds

May 14, 2018 (134/365)

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Lilacs

 May 13, 2018 (133/365)

"Lilacs are May in essence." ~ Jean Hersey

Plans and Projects

May 12, 2018 (132/365)

"Spring is the time of plans and projects." ~ Leo Tolstoy

Pretty in Pink

May 8, 2018 (128/365)

"Spring translates earth's happiness into colorful flowers." ~ Terri Guillemets

Week 18 - Wild Card: Spring

"Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment." ~  Ellis Peters

Week 18 - WILD CARD

[Capture an image on your terms; who, what, where, when, why, how … it's all up to you.]
#dogwoodweek18, #dogwood52, #dogwood2018 • f/6.3, 1/400, ISO125

French Friday: Paris au Printemps

le 4 mai 2018 (124/365)

"I love Paris in the springtime..." | « J'adore Paris au printemps... » ~ Cole Porter

But It Does...

 May 3, 2018 (123/365)

“Have you ever looked at the bud of a magnolia flower? It’s a tight little pod that stays closed up for a long time on the end of its branch until one day, out of nowhere, it finally bursts open into this gigantic, gorgeous, fragrant flower that’s ten times bigger than the bud itself. It’s impossible to imagine that such a big beautiful thing could pop out of that tiny little bud. But it does.” 

― Joanna Gaines, The Magnolia Story

May Showers

May 2, 2018 (122/365)

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." ~ Mark Twain

Blue

April 30, 2018 (120/365)

"Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?" - James Montgomery

Forsythia

April 29, 2018 (119/365)

"Forsythia is pure joy... Pure, undiluted, untouched joy." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Behold!

 April 26, 2018 (116/365)

"Behold, my friends, the spring is come; 

the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, 

and we shall soon see the results of such love!" ~  Sitting Bull

Earth Day

April 22, 2018 (112/365) • Earth Day

"The earth laughs in flowers." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This year, in Wisconsin, it seems the joke is on us! (Photo taken on Earth Day 2017.)

Printemps

April 21, 2018 (111/365) • Chéret Posters at the Milwaukee Art Museum

"Colorful, inventive posters advertising Paris’s many entertainment venues, products, department stores, and more in the late nineteenth century made their maker, the French artist Jules Chéret (1836–1932), famous. His work in color lithography, which was previously used for commercial printing, transformed printmaking into a medium that artists today still see as rich for experimentation. This exhibition features highlights from the gift of nearly six hundred Chéret posters to the Museum from local collectors James and Susee Wiechmann. (via mam.org)

For the Birds

 April 20, 2018 (110/365)

"That's the reason a bird can sing -- On his darkest day he believes in spring." ~ Douglas Malloch

We interrupt this spring (and our French Friday series) to bring you a lot of snow and beautiful, little birds looking for food. By next Friday, things should be "back to normal," but in the mean time, be like Mary Poppins and "feed the birds!"