"Nature gives ...."

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.

Charles Dickens

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth ...."

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."


Rachel Carson

"When the world wearies ...."

When the world wearies, and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.

Minnie Aumonier

“From Black pudding to pickled jellyfish, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. What we see and taste as beautiful depends largely on what our family and friends approve of -- with just a little room for personal preference.”


Laurence Mound

"Give me a little ecstasy ...."

Give me a little ecstasy … It’s just the excitement of beauty, really.  It’s not to be forced.  It’s a process, not a goal.  Joy can be a goal, but ecstasy can’t.  It happens when you get to the point where everything is perfectly satisfactory, the way you wanted it to be, when you can’t get it any better, when you are just there, hit the nail on the head.

Joan Erikson

"Make time for play ...."

Make time for play each day .... Practice nonsense.

Joan Erikson