Half and Half

“Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.”

~ John Churton Collins, literary critic (1848-1908)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half

Second Favorite

“Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.”

~ Mattie Stepanek, poet (1990-2004)

Weekly Photo Challenge: ROY G. BIV

Short Season

“Childhood is a short season.”

~ Helen Hayes, actress (1900-1993)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Off-Season

Vivid, but what is it?

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”

~ Gerard De Nerval, writer and poet (1808-1855)

Can you help me identify this plant? It voluntarily sprang up in a garden in southwestern Washington State, dies down in the winter, then comes back every year in the spring. Maybe an herb? Maybe a weed? Maybe  an alien life form? Please post answers in the comments for this post. Thank you!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

Real Storm

“It takes a real storm in the average person’s life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.”

~ Bruce Barton, author and politician (1886-1967)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken

Force of Nature

“Water is the driving force of all nature.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci

Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature

Anger

“Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp’s nest.”

~ Pope Paul VI

I am very glad this nest was vacant when I came across it. The opening is about the size of a quarter. I couldn’t help but admire the craftsmanship of the structure, however, with its intricate layers of “paper.”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

You Decide

“Every day, you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.”

~ James Altucher, entrepreneur and author (born 1968)

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Opportunities

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

~ William Arthur Ward, author (1921-1994)

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Weekly photo challenge: Early Bird

Keep It Afloat

“Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.”

~ Audre Lorde, writer and civil rights activist (1934-1992)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat