" There are three things extremely hard : Steel, diamond & to know one's self "

--- Benjamin Franklin

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Wishing you a happy weekend :-)

' Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back & soften & purify the heart '

--- Washington Irving

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Azalea on a farm fence .... Mitchell County, No. Carolina

Happy Fence Friday :-)

Blue Ridge, Georgia

" Forever is composed of Nows "

--- Emily Dickinson

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Beaver Lake .... Asheville, N.C.

Wishing you a happy week :-)

' What then is time ? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.'

--- Saint Augustine

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Mountain view before sunrise ....Laurel Knob Overlook, No. Carolina

Have a nice day :-

This is one of the last fourteen Windmills left in the County of Warwickshire. Situated in Corley Moor just north of Coventry.

Seen at a local park ...

Thanks for the visit ... happy weekend :-)

Bucegi, ROMANIA

'Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.'

--- Luther Burbank

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Rudbeckia ...blooming in a garden near Linville, NC .

Have a nice day :-)

They were there, just there, waiting for some attention. Near, St.John's, NL, Canada.

I❤️NYC

ROMANIA

Colors are the smiles of Nature.

----- Leigh Hunt

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Seen at Mountain Farm ....Celo, No. Carolina

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'By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.'

--- Robert Frost

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A few moments after clicking this picture, the angry goose swam up onto the beach and literally chased me up the lakeshore ....he was really serious about guarding his territory !! :-))

Have a nice day :-)

When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without.

---Ansel Adams

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This tiny wild chicory was seen blooming among the roadside weeds during a morning walk ...

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Mangalia, ROMANIA

' One eye sees, the other feels '

---- Paul Klee

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zinnias, coneflowers , verbena ....

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Postavaru Mountain, ROMANIA

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Istanbul

April is one of Samantha's favorite months ....& she hopes it will be a happy time for you as well :-)

Have a nice week :-)

If you want to know the divine , feel the wind on your face , & the warm sun on your hand

--- Buddha

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' I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.'

--- Kristin Armstrong

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Thanks for the visit ....happy weekend :-)

I will love the light for it shows me the way . Yet I will endure the darknesss for it shows me the stars.

-----Og Mandino

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Walking through a misty tree tunnel ......along a peaceful & quiet country road .....on a bright July morning ...

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Parc Cervantes, Barcelona.

"Matthias Claudius Rose", Rosen Tantau, Deutschland, 2019.

Vancouver

Peneda-Geres National Park, Portugal

I don't know name of this flower!

So super little flower.

When opened this small pink "bag," we see this is a treasure, a" pearl ". ((((:

Nem ismerem ezt a virágocskát, de nagyon tetszik. Mikor kínyílik, olyan, mintha ez igazgyöngyöt rejtegetne (((((:

Sunflowers mark the final chapter of another summer . The summer days always pass too swiftly ....where does the time go ?

Samantha is a cat who always believes in 'carpe diem ' ....she will inhale the sweet fragrance of the sunflower summer for as long as the blossoms bloom

another photo below ...

The mind can calculate, but the spirit yearns ....& the heart wants what the heart wants .

--- Stephen King

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Zinnias, verbena & a gerbera daisy ....grown on the balcony & taken yesterday ....SOOC .

Thanks for the visit ....have a nice day :-)

Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness . Every act creates a ripple with no logical end .

--- Scott Adams

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Seen in a pond in Celo, N .C .

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What light is to the eyes -

what air is to the lungs -

what love is to the heart,

liberty is to the soul of man.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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Seeds of a roadside wild thistle are lifted on a summer breeze ...

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Vancouver

Whether the fish are biting or not .....the peace & beauty of a fine spring morning will always bring fishermen out on the water .

Thanks for the visit ....happy weekend :-)

Pepsi Max.

Taken at the Queens Victoria Gardens on a windy day. This is the best shot out of many and I have to resort to autofocus.

I will be away Saturday and Sunday..so I am fast forwarding my posts.

Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always appreciated.

In anticipation of a Peaceful Saturday