One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
~ William Shakespeare
Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.
~ Kent Nerburn
If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be messed-up.
~ Mitch Hedberg
I have my own views about Nature's methods, though I feel that it is rather like a beetle giving his opinions upon the Milky Way.
~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
~ Ernest Hemingway
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~ Anais Nin
There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.
~ Harry Crews
All nature's creatures join to express nature's purpose. Somewhere in their mounting and mating, rutting and butting is the very secret of nature itself.
~ Graham Swift
And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a POTW.
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READERS' CHOICE
Recommended by: Joeh
I Am a Tangle
by Therese
at You're Doing it Wrong
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PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Avenue de l'Opéra
by Daryl
at Through My Eyes
Hay and the Dragonfly
by Daniel
at The Pixel Collective
Texas Rat Snake
by TexWisGirl
at The Run*A*Round Ranch Report
The Painted Sky
by Leah
at The Goat's Lunch Pail
A Time of Quiet Joy
by Kerri
at A Little Piece of Me
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YOU'LL LAUGH
Focus Group Barbie
by Kerry
at Ed and Reub
Lunchbox Love
by Amy
at She Writes
A GOOD READ
The Tree
by Sandi
at Holding Patterns
August 15, 1969
by Cloudia
at Comfort Spiral
instincts, i got them
by Brian
at WaystationOne
Forty is the New Seventy
by Bone
at If You Only Read One Blog This Year
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CREATIVE FUN
Ingenuity
by Solarity
at Living With the Sun
JUST PLAIN GOOD
How Did You Change Your World?
by Rosaria
at Notes, Tales and Observations
A Little Hard Work
by Kat
at Seeking Sanity
What is a Friend?
by Linda
at Ye Olde Crones Gazette
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Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.
Thank you
43 comments:
Wonderful photos, as always. And I always marvel at how you find the perfect quotes to go with each picture.
Some of natures pleasantry. Brilliant photos and the quotes.
Another great round of photos. I always enjoy what you have to show us.
smiles...thank you. i am among good friends on that list as well. good to see Amy back...
love seeing the world through your eyes too...hard to pic a fav as i love that first pic...then the bunny...then the end of that stick....
happy wednesday
These are such perfect shots! Loved each one of them.
Congrats to all winners!
Gorgeous. The beauty you've teased out in the broken branch is amazing.
Thanks for the POTW.
The Hemingway quote struck me, and the pictures as always continue to amaze me. Thank you for these, Hilary. And the POTWs will keep me going for awhile. :-)
i loved the hemingway quote, too. and THANK YOU for a POTW! and the adorable rat snake thanks you, too! :)
will come back to visit the others.
Beautiful images Hillary! The Chicory Bloom is breathtaking!!
And Thanks so much for the mention :)
Thanks for the POTW nod. I love the apple....It reminds me of real life. Not perfect but still a good one in the scheme of things. Great photos as always, I love Macro. Oma Linda
I look forward to reading your posts with quotes and photos. You can find awesome quotes to go with your awesome photos.
Lovely photos! The top one made me chuckle. "One of these things..." ;)
Thank you for the mention! Very sweet of you. :)
Lovely post and stunning pictures. Thank you x
the nature shots you share always warm my heart and the quotes with them are perfect...thank you so much for the honor to be included with these wonderful posts...I thank you and Daddy Dwight thanks you
Sandi
Great pairing of pictures and quotes. Very enjoyable.
You always amaze me with your pairing of quotes and photographs. I think the one about scars will stay with me for quite a while.
Hoping to grab a few moments to read these new goodies you've shared with all of us!
Tranquil, and i needed some tranquility today.
This is one beautiful post in every way. Thanks for these words and images. The photos really are captivating, and the quotes are new to me.
And thanks for highlighting other bloggers work.
I delight in your photos, thanks. Thanks too for the note. No, all the sorrow isn't over. My first husband is dying very soon.
Hello Hillary, It's great to be visiting again and to see your fabulous stills. Those veggies look perfect, but I love the quote about scars.
...rabbits would be messed-up....rutting and butting...still giggling! :)
I find myself staring at the bunny; its coat, its glassy eyes, and its white bottom. Beautiful little creature.
The Anais Nin quote spoke to me mostly from this group.
Off to read a POTW!
Gosh THANKS!
And yeah, that Texas Rat snake is really worth looking at
ALOHA, Friend
from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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Your posts (like today's)
are always among the BEST!
Seriously
i have been so busy ... i wondered why i suddenly had more comments when i hadnt been blog visiting/commenting .. well, thank you very much for the nod. i knew spending a week in the rain in paris was going to get me noticed ... :)
As always: wonderful pics, wise words, good links.
Pearl
What gorgeous shots - love that purple flower.
A fantastic selection Hilary
Hi Hilary: It's taken me two days of blogger-catch ups and so I'm on your site to see what I've missed. I've often thought how fun it would be for we fans, if a videographer accompanied you out and about during one of your photo sessions. Always a joy! :)
I so love the 4th photo. It's so simple yet so powerful. It's simplicity in photography at its best.
Thank you for being generous in sharing with your readers your photos.
You had me at the Shakespeare quote :) What gorgeous pics and thanks for the POTW.
j'aime bien le tissé vert
Very nice nature post. All of the quotes were so fitting as well. So enjoyable.
Beautiful photos, every one. I especially like the first image of your garden produce displayed in an unusual and creative way.
Only you could make two insects having a shag appear noble. And, for that, I am full of thanks for having made your acquaintance.
Love the pepper photo; very nice. Thanks for the links; I'll go visit some this morning. :)
Those are wonderful, and I especially love that quote that goes along with the slightly fugly apple. ;)
in every photo I feel your love and delight for exactly what is as it is.... beautiful Hilary!
These are beautiful shots, and you always find the perfect quotes! Congrats to the POTW!!
These are wonderful, Hilary, and I just love that little bunny!!!
These pictures are great! I love the bunny the most :)
I love the scarred apple and the perfect quote that goes with it.
Hey, what a fun surprise to come back from my trip and find a POTW: thank you! Now I must catch up on these others; you always find such good stuff.
I started getting all these new commenters and immediately thought "Oh, I must have finally made Hilary's list!!!"
Thank you so much.
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