In solitude ...

In solitude, where we are least alone.

Lord Byron

Sitting quietly, doing nothing ...

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes

and the grass grows by itself.

Zen Proverb

Sorry for the lapse in days ....

So sorry for the lapse in days, but I've travelled so much I'm in a haze!

But you can keep up with my garden visits here!

The Galloping Gardener

... what lies dimly in the distance ...

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance,

but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Thomas Carlyle

For to be free ...

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in

a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela

Every spring is the only spring ...

Every spring is the only spring - a perpetual astonishment.

Ellis Peters

Beauty often seduces us ....

Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth.

David Shore

We go where our vision is

We go where our vision is.

Joseph Murphy

Even with the best of maps ...

Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never

fully chart our journeys.

Gail Pool

Do what you can ...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

Spring is sooner ....

Spring is sooner recognised by plants than by men.

Chinese Proverb

I look to the future ...

I look to the future because that's where I'm going to

spend the rest of my life.

George Burns

I've been cloned!

I've been cloned - now I know what it feels like to be a shadow.

The Galloping Gardener

We are never prepared ...

We are never prepared for what we expect.

James A. Michener

The Raven Foundation

Happiness often ....

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you

didn't know you'd left open.

John Barrymore

Spring is when ......

Spring is when life's alive in everything.

Christina Rosetti

The Galloping Gardener