A Stroll in the Garden

Energy and persistence conquer all things. – Benjamin Franklin

Lavender

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Lavender

Life is full of challenges, but I always have the Three Ps: Passion, patience and persistence. And the fourth one is pizza. – Butch Hartman

Coneflower

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure. – Aisha Tyler

Coneflower

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. – Hal Borland

Coneflower

With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that’s how most bonfires begin – as a simple spark. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Daisy

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance. – Anthony J. D’Angelo

Phlox

The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job. – Napoleon Hill

Hollyhock

Persistence is a secret weapon for everyone. – Liu Wen

Snapdragon

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

Sherman Pass

Hubby and I took a drive up to Sherman Pass (named after General Tecumseh Sherman) recently. It was a beautiful day and we wanted to be out in it!

Sherman Pass

If you would like to know more about this historical and scenic area (the highest maintained pass in Washington State) , click here and here.

Sherman Pass

Allow me to lead you on an easy nature walk up at the Pass!

Sherman Pass

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Pearly Everlasting
Yarrow
Wild Strawberry
Sherman Pass
Sherman Pass
Huckleberry
Fireweed
Bachelor's Button or Cornflower
Lupine
Splendid Fleabane
Bergamot or Beebalm
Bergamot or Beebalm
Bachelor's Button or Cornflower
Sherman Pass
Bull Thistle
Bull Thistle
Sherman Pass
Sherman Pass, Sap on a Cone

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

A Stroll in the Garden

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. -Frank Borman

Spirea

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Phlox

Life is about growth and exploration, not achieving a fixed state of balance. You have a very limited time on earth to experience all that you can. Figuring out how to squeeze the most out of your family, work, and spirituality is your life’s purpose. Go do it. -Mel Robbins

Larkspur

Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you’ll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head. -Mel Robbins

Hosta

And as I reinvent myself and I’m constantly curious about everything, I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration. -Pam Grier

Snapdragon

The excitement lies in the exploration of the world around us. -Jim Peebles

Joe Pye Weed

My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different ways of knowing and understanding the world, and relating to it. My father approached things through scientific inquiry and exploration, while my mother experienced things through her emotions and senses. -Jon Kabat-Zinn

Phlox

I’m not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It’s all about exploration: just tune the guitar any way you want and start playing. -Alex Lifeson

Coneflower

I’m a storyteller; that’s what exploration really is all about. Going to places where others haven’t been and returning to tell a story they haven’t heard before. -James Cameron

Thyme

I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it’s about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a place that’s frightening because I haven’t been there before. -P. J. Harvey

Lily

Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That’s a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don’t know what you’re doing. -Neil deGrasse Tyson

Lavender

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!