I love nature and the country, I don't have the luxury of the country life yet I escape from the confines and restrictions of city life every chance I get.

1. If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. ~Raymond Inmon

2. “Earth laughs in flowers.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. “Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.” ~John Ruskin

4. Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts. ~Dodinsky

5. Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. ~Gerard de Nerval

6. Can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers? ~Maurice Maeterlinck

7. Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. ~The Koran

8. If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn. ~Andrew Mason

9. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James

10. Look not at the days gone by with a forlorn heart. They were simply the dots we can now connect with our present, to help us draw the outline of a beautiful tomorrow. ~Dodinsky

11. Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

12. If you ever wanna see a rainbow, you gotta stand a little rain. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

13. God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. ~J.G. Holland

14. We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder

15. “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” Galations 6:7-8

16. Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light. ~Norman B. Rice

17. And this would be me …two years ago. This powerpoint reflects one of my passions in life, two I suppose: my love of photography and my passion for life. I also enjoy quotes which touch my heart and convey meaning to some of my shots, other photos… well I just like to have fun with whatever my subject may be.