(Photo taken at sunrise on Wind Rock - near Blacksburg, Virginia)
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Rachel Carson
"Front yards are boring.
Backyards tell stories."
"Backyards," Popcorn, James Stevenson, 1998.
"You must always take risks when experimenting."
Finn Family Moomintroll, Tove Jansson, 1948.
"...from November to March
the winter winds are harsh
on the fields and the marsh
they're covered up with snow
when you trudge to the shed
you have to scratch your head
because the dad-blamed pile's getting low on
wood (hardwood)
firewood (dry wood)
there's not a stove in the world
that's going to do you any good
with out wood (stovewood)
we could (you should)
be out cutting more wood..."
"More Wood", Dillon Bustin, 1983.
(We listen to this on the Voices of Winter cd with Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills, and Cindy Mangsen)
"The cat's among the pixies now."
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J K Rowling, 2003.
I have some more bee blocks to share.
These are from Sarah.
She sent me bonus blocks!
I don't know why orange fabric is so hard to photograph, but it is. It really isn't flourescent in person.
I am really getting excited about these blocks!
"Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near."
The Treasure, Uri Shulevitz, 1978.
"Little things have big results sometimes."
Willie Without, Magaret Moore, 1951.
"Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter, 1902.
