by Robin | Jun 6, 2011 | Beauty, Favorite things, Life Philosophy, Nature, Personal
Finding a four-leaf clover confers an odd sense of accomplishment to me. Its quad of verdant hearts enchants my own. Imagine the delight, then, when along a sizzling 3 1/2-mile power walk I discover not one but an entire elfin bouquet– Seven four-leaf...
by Robin | Jun 4, 2011 | Beauty, Inspiring, Nature, Photos
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~ William Shakespeare Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.~ Lord Byron In the sweetness of friendship let...
by Robin | May 28, 2011 | Nature, Photos
Together, they're magically delicious!
by Robin | May 23, 2011 | Animals, Beauty, Chattanooga, Favorite things, Inspiring, Kids, Life Philosophy, Nature, Nostalgia, Personal, Simplicity
I was an eight-year old fortune hunter; I knew exactly where to find buried treasure– Along the monkey grass-lined sidewalk to our apartment's playground and under every rock in my grandmother's back yard. Shelled magic. Pillbugs....
by Robin | Apr 18, 2011 | Nature, Photos, Plants & flowers, Poetry
The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee; a clover, anytime, to him, is aristocracy. ~ Emily Dickinson Upon lofty Lookout Mountain, delight and inspiration arrived unexpected, packaged in Springtime ritual. Assuming a better vantage...
by Robin | Feb 21, 2011 | Animals, Nature, Personal, Photos
God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.~ Jacques Deval On my way home today, I saw a leaf twirling in the center of the road. Except it wasn't a leaf; it was a peculiar little bird spinning in circles. I stopped and reversed...