“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss
Tuesday
Category: plants
Monday
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus
Henry Nehrling – 1853-1927
“Nehrling had several favorite species, which he grew and bred far more than others. Caladiums, Amaryllis, Palms, Cycads, and Bamboo were among those most grown at Palm Cottage. Nehrling describes in his writing as having planted 25000 individual Caladiums each year in his Lath Houses, as well as thousands of other species that required protection from the strong Florida sun.” – Nehrling Gardens web site
Palm Gardens is located just west of Orlando in the town of Gotha.
The Lake
“Any fool can make a rule
And any fool will mind it.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Journal #14
Thistle
“Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Voices of the Night
Dayflower with Interesting Bugs
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso
Quote found at http://www.lifed.com/top-100-inspirational-quotes-to-live-by/5
Swamp Hibiscus
“Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections” – Bob Marley
Flower also known as swamp mallow and rose mallow.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/happiness?page=8
Partridge Pea
“Man is merely a custodian of many things and when he passes on he leaves everything behind, even the ruins of what he destroyed.” -John Clayton Gifford.
Quote found in “Florida’s Pioneer Naturalist, The Life of Charles Torrey Simpson” – Elizabeth Ogren Rothra
Wild Petunia
“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. ― G K Chesterton
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7014283.G_K_Chesterton
Picture This by Frank 