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I'm still depending on my archives, but I'm not the only one weary of our weather -- a big event every spring is the Tulip Festival in the Skagit Valley and it usually begins in late March with fields and fields of gorgeous tulips of every color. This year they've rescheduled three times and have already given notice that there may not be a festival this year -- there are NO tulips!!! Forty-one days straight of rain and below normal temps is discouraging to tulips as well as people! So my reminder is a quote by Aristotle!
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle
Aristotle
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| A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Lou Holtz |
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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
Rabindranath Tagore
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46 comments:
Oh these are so beautiful! I especially like the first one, with the glassy green shades and single bird.
(I didn't participate - just stopping by. )
Vicki
I LOVE the first photo Sylvia...that beautiful aqua-marine color is stunning! Wow!!! Have a great weekend dear Sylvia!
Your photos are so beautiful and so peaceful. Also I love the way they are framed.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Photo three is my favorite today Sylvia...the colors are wondrous!
Wow, the second photo is beautiful. It makes me want to pack my bags and take off!
love your pictures and quotes!
Great shots, the first one looks like it could be a painting but my favorite would have to be the last one. Beautiful.
Sylvia, tulips or not, spring is here and there will be something marvelous in nature to behold. I look forward to your quotes of wisdom and inspiration almost as much as your lovely photos!
Bises,
Genie
Hi Sylvia - great photos - the second one is an image that sums up my yearning sometimes to be really free of clutter and busyness. Maybe your house move will help you in that way! Love your new header too. Your friend has a great talent.
All three are wonderful, Sylvia, but I specially like the middle one with the sailboat!
Terrific captures! I like them all, but the first one has such a gorgeous shade of green, it's my fave. Thanks for dropping by my blog, much appreciated.
So beautiful and shimmering all three! Your sunset is fabulous!
Thanks for sharing, Sylvia;o)
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Have a wonderful weekend****
I'm sorry to hear about the Tulip Festival. I've seen pictures from it, and the tulips are gorgeous.
You've again shared some wonderful pictures from your archives. I really like the sunset.
Have a great weekend.
I don't know which one I like better, between the second and the last one... Okay, Let's not choose : both are so lovely...
How lovely these tranquil shots are, Sylvia, and you've included a few of my favourite quotes! I too love your whimsical header...your friend is both generous and talented.
And how disappointing about the Tulip Festival...what a great photo op. We've had all that rain here in the Lower Mainland as well. When the sun finally comes out, as it did today, we all get a little giddy!
Lynette
Imagination Lane
gorgeous views! it's always so pleasant to discover your peaceful shots..Have a nice week-end, dear Sylvia! (Nice new banner!)
I love those tones in the last image!
Hello dear Sylvia,
Your pictures are wonderful but I'm in love for the last one, a perfect postcard!
Hugs and a happy weekend
Léia
I love that last one!
These are spectacular and the quotes that go with them add so much to the photos. Well done. Have a wonderful weekend.
Beautiful shots and perfect words to accompany....the second one made me pause and reflect. Have a great weekend.
Poor tulips! Your images are great, Sylvia, but today I am touched by Emerson's quote. I'm working on something quite innovative and hope to one day leave a trail. :-)
Great reflective quotes and photos, Sylvia. I love your new header.
R.W.Emerson is one of the poets I admire the most,and also I love your photos!
Have a beautiful weekend, Sylvia:)
I just love all the shades of green in the first one! And the golden light in the last one!
Lovely muted reflections and beatuiful quotes to accompany-1st up in the meme this week. You were ready!!
Oh, no! Every year I look forward to the Tulips Festival one blogger posts about it! Sad to hear.
But in the mean time, I will just follow what Aristotle says...
Enjoy your weekend Sylvia, while we do our wildflower shoot this Sunday!
peacefulness, thank you very much.
daily athens
beautiful pictures
Not only are these beautiful photos, but the quotes are quite lovely. I like the one by Lou Holtz...thanks for sharing!
Sylvia,
Emerald water, sapphire ocean, golden sea, your photos are like jewelry box!! To view ripples of ocean or sea is very much soothing! Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
Wow!
I love them all...
The different shades of green in the first one are beautiful. The second one is where I'd like to be!!!
Wonderful pictures.. I like the silver reflections turn golden in the last picture. The quotes are inspiring as always! Have a great week end Sylvia!
The red sun in the third photo is beautiful.
Oh so beautiful, Sylvia. Can you believe it's Saturday already? I hope you're having a terrific weekend.
Realmente preciosas las tres, no se cual elegir, pero por especificar algo decirte que me encanta los tonos verdes de la primera. Saludos.
Really beautiful three, not what to choose, but specify something to tell you I love the green tones of the first. Greetings.
Very beautiful shots. The topmost one looks like silk.
A beautiful series of watery reflections! Love the soft tone of the ripples in the first photo and the beautiful glow in the last one!
Beautiful peaceful photos Sylvia! love them all.
Ah, the first shot is so dreamlike! Lovely!
All different and all beautiful, love the green water !
No tulip festival. What is up with that? It is so dry we are having burn bans here. They don't even want us firing up our backyard grills.
I love the Lou Holtz quote. So true. Such wisdom from a basketball coach!
Such greatness to these beauties, as I awake and finally get time to take in the entries from this past week. Have a blessed week Sylvia...with images viewed such as these, I know that you shall~ Mary
beautiful reflection photos. Love the first one. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely, painterly images Sylvia. Thanks for dropping by.
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