i stand in wonder

"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

Comments

[Jerry Critter]

What beautiful pictures. Trees do not have to be in full bloom (leaf?) to be picturesque.

[Tracy]

The sight of trees often moves me to tears... :o) The soulful sepia-tones pair so elegantly with William Blake today, Elizabeth... Happy Week ((HUGS))

[Holly]

It sure is! I LOVE finding beauty in every step while I'm in the woods. :)

[elk]

i think the tone here makes them even more stunning in their simplicity

[kolleen]

i love this....

my husband and i were just walking the other day and now HE points out trees to ME!! he knows how much trees fascinate me and how drawn i am to the "ones with special character"!!

beautiful photos...beautiful you.

xoxo
k

[Meredith]

Isn't it amazing that nothing much has changed since William Blake's time? So many still view the tree as just a green thing, to be removed if it gets in the way, or to be removed for cash. I'm glad you see with different eyes, Elizabeth. :)

[Gayle]

That is such a moving quote. Your images are lovely. We are so lucky to live in such beauty!

[Josiane]

"Nature is Imagination itself" - that's so true! Nature has a way of imagining an infinity of variations on a theme; no two snowflakes being exactly alike, and all that... I stand in wonder with you.

[Toni]

So beautiful, E. Trees sometimes bring me to tears of joy. Strong, graceful, beautiful, sad (weeping willows) - so many character traits and emotions and descriptive can be associated with a tree.

[Relyn]

Amen, brother. Preach it.

OK, you know I said brother to William, right? Not to you. You would be sister.

[chrissy]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this elizabeth.
every time i take a photo of something naturey...i think...NO ONE else is going to appreciate this except me.
but then,
that.s ok too.
perfect quote!
loves.

[elizabeth @ retinal perspectives]

@chrissy: i will love it. and i'm sure there are others. :)

@relyn: hee. got it. he was a wise soul.

@toni: you are so right. and it is also neat how one person might associate different emotions than someone else. like i think of weeping willows as being peaceful and beautiful.

@josiane: love the snowflake example! such a good one. i used to look at them and try to find ones that were identical. it still amazes me that they are all different.

@gayle: we are so lucky, truly.

@meredith: as do you. :)

@kolleen: i love that he knows how much you love them and points them out for you. true love.

@elk: i must confess that i didn't love the image in color, but when i switched to sepia mode, the beauty was clear.

@holly: and your photos of the woods are always full of it!

@tracy: clearly we are a bunch of nature-lovers here. :)

@jerry: they really don't. i am so glad you pointed that out.