RHH's photos with the keyword: quote

The visitors' center at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park is a very busy area during the summer and so are the trails near the visitor's center. We tried to avoid the crowds, but I did want a photo of the John Muir quote on the steps. By the time the crowds had thinned a bit, however, the day had become overcast and this was the best photo I could get.

Rhododendron hybrid.

Rhododendron hybrid

In Explore May 28, 2009, #150. Peony hybrid.

In Explore June 13, 2009, #175. A Gerbera daisy photographed near the entrance of a church.

Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus).

Photographed in a small public garden along the seafront in Port Townsend, Washington.

In Explore August 16, 2009, #463. California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) of which wikipedia says: "The California poppy ... is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California, extending to Oregon, southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and in Mexico in Sonora and northwest Baja California. It can grow 5–60 cm tall, with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage. The leaves are ternately divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2-6 cm long and broad; their color ranges from yellow to orange, and flowering is from February to September. The petals close at night or in cold, windy weather and open again the following morning, although they may remain closed in cloudy weather. The fruit is a slender dehiscent capsule 3-9 cm long, which splits in two to release the numerous small black or dark brown seeds. It is perennial in mild parts of its native range, and annual in colder climates; growth is best in full sun and sandy, well-drained, poor soil. It grows well in disturbed areas and often recolonizes after fires. In addition to being planted for horticulture, revegetation, and highway beautification, it often colonizes along roadsides and other disturbed areas. It is drought-tolerant, self-seeding, and easy to grow in gardens. It is also pictured in welcome signs while entering California. It is the official flower of California. April 6 is designated California Poppy Day." This photo is untouched including the color and is just as it came from the camera. The color was so bright and vivid, however, that it was difficult to capture, especially on the summer day that this photo was taken.

This was taken at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. The title is from Tennyson's poem, Crossing the Bar, the full text of which is: Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. -Tennyson