Tag Archives: nature

Sunday Date

Posted on July 13, 2020 by hernibs

A photographer’s idea of the perfect date is visiting the cemetery on a sunny Sunday afternoon to take photos of headstones. People working on their family tree or trying to find family information such as death and birth dates can … Continue reading →

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Dreams

Posted on July 12, 2020 by hernibs

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. ~Marsha Norman

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Foxglove

Posted on July 11, 2020 by hernibs

Foxglove (Witch’s Thimble) Digitalis purpurea Figwort family. Biennial wild herb to 6’ high. Natural. Grow all over our yard. Stems: stout, Leaves: soft and hairy Flowers: in long inflorescences, tubular, purple to white, with purple spots inside the throat, drooping … Continue reading →

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Only When

Posted on July 10, 2020 by hernibs

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. … Continue reading →

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Unless the Seed Falls Into the Ground

Posted on July 8, 2020 by hernibs

We learn one lesson from the seed that diamonds have never taught us. For seeds, unlike diamonds, are for spending, for throwing away, almost. For unless the seed falls into the ground, lying buried in the darkness of the earth … Continue reading →

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Let Light Descend On Earth

Posted on July 7, 2020 by hernibs

From the point of light within the mind of God Let light stream forth into the minds of men. Let light descend on earth. . . From the centre which we call the race of men Let the plan of … Continue reading →

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Love Where You Live

Posted on July 6, 2020 by hernibs

If you live in the city don’t whine about crime, if you live near a factory there’s going to be grime. If you live by a freeway get used to the noise, If you live with children then step over … Continue reading →

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Honesty

Posted on July 5, 2020 by hernibs

Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. ~ C.H. Brower

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Look To This Day

Posted on July 3, 2020 by hernibs

Look to this day for it is life; the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence – the joy of growth, the splendour of action, the glory of power. For yesterday … Continue reading →

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Happy Canada Day🇨🇦l

Posted on July 1, 2020 by hernibs

May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears. And above all, may silence make you strong. ~Chief Dan George

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Slugs

Posted on June 30, 2020 by hernibs

They work at night sliming their paths of destruction through other’s gardens, using what isn’t theirs to feed their need to take and consume what others have created, then fouling it before crawling once more under rocks of comfort they … Continue reading →

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Morning In My Studio

Posted on June 29, 2020 by hernibs

When I shut my studio door I lock out the woes of the world for a few hours. I’m looking out to a sea of ferns, still, quiet surrounded by cedar, alder and maple trees sanding tall, straight, unafraid. The … Continue reading →

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Give Thanks

Posted on June 27, 2020 by hernibs

When you arise in the morning Give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food And give thanks for the joy of living And if perchance you see no reason for … Continue reading →

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Miniature World

Posted on June 26, 2020 by hernibs

A special gift from a friend who created it just for me. Built on part of a branch that fell off an ancient fir tree. Idyllic little world of green, flowers, trees and two sheep there, a tempting little cottage … Continue reading →

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Brunnera

Posted on June 25, 2020 by hernibs

Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ macrophylla Perennial. Good woodland garden plant. Will naturalize. Grows 18” tall and wide. Flowers: Airy, light blue with yellow eyes. Leaves: Silvery heart-shaped with green veins. Part sun to full shade. Keep soil moist. Deer Resistant. From … Continue reading →

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