White and Purple Flowers

"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine."
- William Shakespeare

Winter to Spring Blooms

"The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang."
- Morihei Ueshiba

Old Shed

"He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses."
- Horace

Rose Buds

"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."
- Emma Goldman

Farm Field

"Growing up on a farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose."
- Mike Johanns

Old Trailer

"Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery