Nature is the armory of genius.
Cities serve it poorly, books and
colleges at second hand; the eye
craves the spectacle of the
horizon; of mountain, ocean, river
and plain, the clouds and stars;
actual contact with the elements,
sympathy with the seasons as they
rise and roll. ~ A. B. Alcott
Ivan Doig quote from This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
photo via Flickr
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10 comments:
Gorgeous...all of it.
Loved this quote and the picture. The eye does crave a lot.
Beautiful
Beautiful poem!
Nice.
Stunning, I loved the pic and quote. thanks for sharing :)
distracted~ Glad you enjoyed, and great to have you here.
Kim~ That's for sure. I'm getting anxious for some horizons!
English Rider~ Hope your day was beautiful. :)
Phivos~ I found it in a book owned by my grandmother. The author is the father of Louisa May Alcott, the American author who wrote LITTLE WOMEN (maybe not a well-known book in Cyprus!).
Nancy~ :)
Looking to the Stars~ You are most welcome.
hello Lydia....
I'm really happy to meet you...
thanks for your visits and kind comments....really appreciate...
i speak a really poor English...
and sometimes it's so restrictive to say what i feel exactly...:o)
but i learn and i try ....:o)
lovely post. needed that today. thanks!
clo~ You are so good at your English...you know much more than I know of French. I use the online translators. I would love to learn your language.
secret, fragile skies~ My pleasure that it helped in any way today. and, likewise, having a comment from you made a difference in mine. :)
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