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“We’re built of contradictions, all of us.
It’s those opposing forces that give us strength,
like an arch, each block pressing the next.
Give me a man whose parts are all aligned in agreement
and I’ll show you madness.
We walk a narrow path, insanity to each side.
A man without contradictions to balance him
will soon veer off.”
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Mark Lawrence
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Clematis ‘Elizabeth’
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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
find reserves of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts.”
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Rachel Carson
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“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance,
and have faith that in this love
there is a strength and a blessing so large
that you can travel as far as you wish
without having to step outside it.”
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Rainer Maria Rilke
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Peony
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“With the new day
comes new strength and new thoughts.”
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Rosa ‘The Generous Gardener’
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“It will never rain roses:
when we want to have more roses,
we must plant more roses.”
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George Eliot
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Yellow flag Iris
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“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance.
The wise grows it under his feet.”
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James Oppenheim
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Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
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Happiness to all on this beautiful Mother’s Day.
May we all find the strength and determination
to nurture beauty, wisdom,
justice and resilience
in all we touch.
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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2018
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Saxifraga stolonifera, Strawberry Begonia in bloom with ferns.
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“Mastering others is strength.
Mastering oneself makes you fearless.”
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Lao Tzu
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Foxglove emerges from the shadows, from behind the oakleaf Hydrangea
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Forest Garden 