"I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world." ~George Washington

"Weather 

means more 

when you have a garden.  

There's nothing 

like listening to a shower 

and thinking

how it is soaking in 

around your green beans." 

~Marcelene Cox

Doing some gardening on a warm, gray Saturday.

Brewster, Cape Cod.

2011

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." ~Albert Einstein

 

 

"Those 

who dwell

among the beauties 

and mysteries 

of the earth 

are never alone 

or weary 

of life." 

~Rachel Carson

Images of Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

Barnstable, Cape Cod.

May 2011

"The living moment is everything." ~D.H. Lawrence

"Normal day,

let me be aware of the treasure you are.  

Let me learn from you, 

love you, 

bless you 

before you depart.  

Let me not pass you by

in quest 

of some rare 

and perfect 

tomorrow. 

Let me hold you while I may, 

for it may not always be so.  

One day 

I shall dig my nails into the earth, 

or bury my face in the pillow, 

or stretch myself taut, 

or raise my hands to the sky 

and want, 

more than all the world, 

your return." 

~Mary Jean Iron

Images taken at Bass Hole Boardwalk,

Gray's Beach, Yarmouthport.

Cape Cod 2011 

“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” ~Oscar Wilde

 
 "There is hope 

if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, 

that heartfelt knowledge 

that we are caretakers 

of this 

planet." 

~Brooke Medicine Eagle

Images taken at Sea View Park,
Dennisport, MA
May 2011

"The really nice breezes blow through my body and into my soul." ~Astrid Alauda

 
"The best kind of rain, 

of course, 

is a cozy rain.  

This is the kind 

the anonymous medieval poet 

makes me remember, 

the rain

that falls on a day 

when you'd just as soon stay in bed 

a little longer, 

write letters 

or read a good book by the fire, 

take early tea 

with hot scones 

and jam 

and look out the streaked window 

with complacency." 

~Susan Allen Toth

Images of Chatham and Brewster

on a rainy May afternoon.

2011

"Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair..." ~Susan Polis Shutz

"I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends."  

~Nancie J. Carmody

Brewster in Bloom Parade

Cape Cod, 2011