wildflowers ...

I have a large clump of cosmos growing in my little country garden.

They are closest to the driveway and the first flowers to greet me as I get out of my car.

I love this time of year {for so many reasons} ... the cosmos {which began many years ago from gathering dried seed pods in the Muskokas, brought home and scattered in my own garden}still have lots of pretty pink blooms, but there are lots of dried seed pods too ♥

I've been running my hand over some of them and sprinkling those back into the earth & gathering up others. 

This Thanksgiving, a little seed package will sit next to each plate :-D

You are ...

the Sun

the Water

the Air

Wings

Roots

... the Earth

I was made to be Wild

***

She felt most herself when in the woods with the animals, trees and wildflowers

where she could be *wild* and *free*

♥

monday musing ...

"It is not easy to walk alone

in the country

without musing

upon something"

~Charles Dickens~

Sunday Serenity

"I like to walk.

Touch living Mother Earth ~

bare feet best,

and thrill

every step.

Used to envy

happy reptiles

that had the advantage

of so much body

in contact with earth,

bosom to bosom.

{We} live with our heels

as well as head

and most of our pleasure

comes that way"

~John Muir~

... a mish mash of photos from my week ♥

after a very busy day, I stumbled across this sweet turtle

who was basking in the sunshine.

he would lift his little head up to the sun, eyes glistening, in pure bliss.

I found a nearby rock at the edge of the pond and sat just watching him and smiling.

he stretched out one arm ... then another ... and slid into the cool water.

beautiful blooms

hello

stopped to listen to a sparrow serenade ♥

such beauty!

do you see the butterfly?

~happy Sunday~

xo d

Sunday Serenity ...

As I walk with Beauty

As I walk,

as I walk

the Universe is

walking with me

In beauty

it walks

before me

In beauty

it walks

behind me

In beauty

it walks

below me

In beauty

it walks

above me

Beauty

is on

every side

~Traditional Navajo Prayer~

take a walk in the forest

and smell

the wild air

♥

a heart like a wildflower ♥

cabbage white butterflies ...

those who have followed my blog over the years {thank you xo}

will remember our beautiful black labs

Bentley & Ernest ♥♥

when they passed, we would be followed by a cabbage white butterfly

on our woodland walks ...

they became a little "nudge" to us ... letting us know they were alright

and still walking the woods with us in spirit...

finding 2 cabbage whites is always a special spiritual sign xo

blooms and butterflies

in love

fields of coneflowers

bee haven

and the serenity of water

such beauty fluttering around us

wildflower "nests"

daucus carota

queen anne's lace

wild carrot

bishop's lace

but I prefer birds nest :-D

joy and freedom along the path

kinhin

{walking meditation}

Kiss the Earth

Walk and touch peace every moment

Walk and touch happiness every moment

Each step brings a fresh breeze

Each step makes a flower bloom

Kiss the Earth with your feet

Bring the Earth your love and happiness

The Earth will be safe

when we feel safe in ourselves

~Thich Nhat Hanh~

wherever

you stand

be * the * soul

of that place

~Rumi~

I hope you are blessed

with a heart

like a wildflower.

Strong enough

to rise again

after being trampled upon,

tough enough

to weather the worst

of Summer storms,

and able to grow

and flourish

even in the most

broken places

~Nikita Gill~

Happy Earth Day 2017

~every day is earth day ~

♥

Take nothing but pictures

Leave nothing but footprints

Kill nothing but time

Nature is painting for us,

day after day,

pictures of infinite beauty

~John Ruskin~

Be a gentle friend to the trees

and they will give you back

beauty, cool and fragrant shade

and many

singing birds.

~I dream a world~

We do not inherit the Earth

from our ancestors,

we borrow it

from our children

~Native American Proverb~