TT - Breath of Spring

... they heard and felt the breath of spring,
and they stirred with new life and hope.
There was a good, new smell in the air,
a smell of earth waking after its long sleep....


E.B. White
( The Trumpet of the Swan )

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Welcome February !!

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Februar

Auf der Spur der strengen Schönen 

Schreitet Februar einher, 

Sanfter, milder von Gebärden, 

Ohne Winterschutz und Wehr. 

Ihre schönen, ernsten Augen, 

Die voll Sehnsucht vorwärts schau'n, 

Seh'n schon hinter Regenwolken 

Ahnungsvoll den Himmel blau'n. 

Horch, am Boden leises Regen! 

Unter ihrem nackten Fuß 

Sprießt Schneeglöckchen aus der Erde, 

Frühlings erster Botengruß. – 

Wenn im bunten Fastnachtstrubel, 

Du die Gegenwart vergißt, 

Wisse, daß Natur da draußen 

Unentwegt am Werke ist. 

Doch die hohe Frau im Schleier, 

Die den Frühling herbestellt, 

Räumt bescheiden ihrer Schwester 

Vor der Zeit das Arbeitsfeld.

Hela Sanders, eigentlich Helene Krüger, 1879 - 1952 deutsche Dichterin

Quelle: »Goldene Garben. Ein Brevier für Frauen und Jungfrauen», 1907

The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within.

William C. Bryant

Floral Friday - Friday Finds - Textures Tuesday 

Definitely

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Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday. The tree, the lights, all the presents to unwrap.

Could there be anything more magical than that?!

Merry Christmas!

... I hope you enjoy my series "Christmas Thoughts" .... only 2 day left 

textured with kk_calamity





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Christmastide

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Whose heart doth hold the Christmas glow
Hath little need of Mistletoe;
Who bears a smiling grace of mien
Need waste no time on wreaths of green;
Whose lips have words of comfort spread
Needs not the holly-berries red—
His very presence scatters wide
The spirit of the Christmastide.

- John Kendrick Bangs, 1862-1922

Our World Tuesday  - Textured Tuesday

textured with kk_dreamit

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Friday Finds - 'twixt heaven and earth

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It is the Christmas time:
And up and down 'twixt heaven and earth,
In glorious grief and solemn mirth,
The shining angels climb.

~Dinah Maria Mulock

Between all the Christmas stuff on the floor I found this cute little angel Is now hanging on the kitchen door to the cottage garden and conjures me every morning a smile to face .... !!!





textured with KimKlassens kk_colton

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my north - the magic of autumn woods - 3 - 5

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"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself." 

- William Blake, 1799, The Letters 

made with the marvelous texture "heide" from KimKlassen 

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to love ... Textures Tuesday

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To love beauty is to see light....

- Victor Hugo 

The church picture was taken in the Mainz Cathedral and I love this magical moment. I use for  each of these images the brand new beautiful waterfront7 Texture from KimKlassen  and participate in Textures Tuesday.




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Harmony ...

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Verborgene Harmonie ist mächtiger als offensichtliche. 

-  Heraklit von Ephesus

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the conclusion

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 When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that
the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.

 - Albert Einstein

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Der Träumer - textures tuesday

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Der Träumer

Es war ein Traum in meiner Seele tief.
Ich horchte auf den holden Traum:
ich schlief.
Just ging ein Glück vorüber, als ich schlief,
und wie ich träumte, hört ich nicht:
es rief.

Träume scheinen mir wie Orchideen. –
So wie jene sind sie bunt und reich.
Aus dem Riesenstamm der Lebenssäfte
ziehn sie just wie jene ihre Kräfte,
brüsten sich mit dem ersaugten Blute,
freuen in der flüchtigen Minute,
in der nächsten sind sie tot und bleich. –
Und wenn Welten oben leise gehen,
fühlst du's dann nicht wie von Düften wehen?
Träume scheinen mir wie Orchideen. –

Rainer Maria Rilke

made with KimKlassen Texture aurora 

as time goes by

The past is never dead. It's not even past. 

― William Faulkner

Palazzo Castelmur in Coltura - Bregaglia Engadin, Switzerland

  Our World Tuesday - Texture Tuesday

autumn colors

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Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. 

Claude Monet

made with KimKlassen kkday & kk123 - Textures Tuesday


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dark princess

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Ausgleich

Wie des Sees Silberspiegel
Leis bei halbbedecktem Himmel
Jene mattverhüllte Sonne
Schattenblinkend wiederscheint ...
Zittert meine Seele sacht –
Schwebend zwischen Licht und Dunkel –
Und die Blendung ist gebrochen
Und die Finsternis versöhnt.

Karl Henckell, 1864 - 1929

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summer gifts ...

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It is the prerogative of the greatness, with small gifts to bless high.
   
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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about magic

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Textures Tuesday
P52 Sweet Shot 
Tuesday Muse 
Little Things Thursday
Rurality Blog Hop  











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Desire

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these little minutes

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Small drops of water, little grains of sand make the mighty ocean and the beautiful country.
The little minutes, appear modest, they also revealed the powerful age of eternity.
Small acts of kindness, little words of love make the earth a paradise, like heaven.

_____ Julia A. Fletcher Carney

I'm linking with: Textures Tuesday  & Tuesdays Muse & Ruraltiy Blog Hop

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being able

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It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

- Lucille Ball

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I'm linking with Texture Tuesday and Tuesday Muse


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Waldfunde - Texture Tuesday

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In den Wäldern sind Dinge, über die nachzudenken man jahrelang im Moos liegen könnte.

 Franz Kafka

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Texture Tuesday

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