“If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in Water.” – Loren Eiseley
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
‘Never assume that because a man has no eyes, he cannot see.’ ~ Master Po
‘Close your eyes. What do you hear?’ ~ Master Po
‘I hear the water. I hear the birds.’ -Young Caine
‘Do you hear your own heartbeat?’ ~ Master Po
‘No.’ -Young Caine
‘Do you hear the grasshopper which is at your feet?’ ~ Master Po
‘Old Man, how is it that you hear these things?’ -Young Caine
‘Young Man, how is it that you do not?’ ~ Master Po
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors,
there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
”I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.” – Garry Winogrand
Find out what somethings our gracious hosts Leanne Cole and Laura Macky have for us to look at this week… later on today. Thanks goes to L & L and to all of the talented contributors for another week of Madness.
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And the wand-like lily which lifted up,
As a Maenad, its moonlight-coloured cup,
Till the fiery star, which is its eye,
Gazed through clear dew on the tender sky.
“Being a father, being a friend,
those are the things that make me feel successful.” – William Hurt
“Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside.” – Honore de Balzac
Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra
“The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.” – Jean Ingelow
Honey Moon
Maverick Mist 