Tag Archives: Beauty

Virginia Creeper

Posted on September 18, 2020 by hernibs

Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Deciduous, fast growing woody vine with dark green palmate foliage which turns bright orange-red in the fall. It climbs smooth surfaces using small forked tendrils tipped with small strongly adhesive pads. Stems grow up to 50’ … Continue reading →

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Never Ending Roses

Posted on September 17, 2020 by hernibs

I thought the rose garden was over for this year, Lo and behold, they are all blooming again. What a beautiful oasis of beauty in the centre of the yard. And the scent is heavenly.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged Beauty, flowers, garden, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, roses, surprise, survival | 3 Comments

Fall’s Paintbox

Posted on September 16, 2020 by hernibs

I love the colours in Fall’s Paintbox. Reds that you only see this time of year, Greens that blend and blaze between blue sky and forest darkness. It’s not my favourite time of year but I can’t help admiring the … Continue reading →

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My Gift To Myself

Posted on September 15, 2020 by hernibs

I will give myself the gift of forgiveness. ~ Harriet Hodgson

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, forgiveness, gift, green, happy place, Harriet Hodgson, hope, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, Quote, remember, Sword fern, thoughts | 1 Comment

It Is The Season Of Spiders

Posted on September 14, 2020 by hernibs

“Narcissists, however, are similar to a spider that has built a web for its prey to bring itself.” ― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Treatise Upon The Misconceptions of Narcissism

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Words of Wisdom From The Cemetery

Posted on September 12, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, cemetery, Daniel Kingsbury, headstone, hope, inspiration, Life, love, Peace, photograph, poem, Quote, remember, seeing, thoughts | Leave a comment

Look Deeply At A Tree

Posted on September 11, 2020 by hernibs

We never look deeply into the quality of a tree; we never really touch it, feel its solidity, its rough bark, and hear the sound that is part of the tree. Not the sound of wind through the leaves, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, forest, inspiration, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Life, look, nature, photograph, Quote, seeing, tree, woods | 5 Comments

Forward Thinking

Posted on September 9, 2020 by hernibs

Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right. ~Angie Thomas

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Life In The Cemetery 2

Posted on September 8, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, cemetery, empathy, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, seeing, squirrel | 1 Comment

Life In The Cemetery

Posted on September 7, 2020 by hernibs

A beautiful, quiet place to contemplate the meaning of life. Words, symbols, plants, flowers, birds all add meaning to the place where ones body ends up, and where life no longer has any meaning at all except to those who … Continue reading →

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Uncertainty

Posted on September 4, 2020 by hernibs

It is an act of courage to acknowledge our own uncertainty and sit with it for awhile. ~ Harriet Lerner

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Portulaca

Posted on September 2, 2020 by hernibs

Portulaca grandiflora is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens. It has many common names, including rose moss, eleven o’clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss-rose purslane. ~Wikipedia

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Happy September

Posted on September 1, 2020 by hernibs

‘Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. – Thomas Moore, The Last Rose of Summer, 1830

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Lonely Slug

Posted on August 31, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, Dogwood Seed, forest, garden, Life, nature, Pacific Banana Slug, photograph, seeing, thoughts, woods | 2 Comments

Boris

Posted on August 30, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged Beauty, drake, duck, garden, home, Life, Muscovy, nature, photograph, yard | 3 Comments