So today I've prepared an Ode to Summer - Enjoy!
{click on photo to enlarge}from: The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver
...I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass, how to be idle and blessed,
how to stroll through the fields
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you have taken to do
With your one wild and precious life?
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass, how to be idle and blessed,
how to stroll through the fields
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you have taken to do
With your one wild and precious life?
(And while you're enjoying your summer day, or memories of one, are you thinking of a 100th post entry for next week? Details are in yesterday's post.)
14 comments:
Sandy...a perfect subject for black and white. Nice photo and the words fit well...Love it!
Dan
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. One of my most precious childhood memories was sitting in the grass while my horse ate around me feeling the sun on my back :)
Oh great words with even a greater photo. I'm in love with clouds and these are beautiful. Thanks for the wise words.
I might lay myself down in the grass soon (when it's dry again ;-) Hugs Dagmar
i always love your black and whites! this one is no exception.
and such profound words and thoughts and questions! you have me really thinking and inspired by this post!
off to read your challenge post. i'm intrigued.
I love the picture...it looks great in b&w. As I think about it, summer for me is more about the smells & sounds than the colours. The poem is great too, its good to know how to pay attention!
oh, i forgot to tell you that the font i used that you like is called Harrington.
Thank you all for your comments- it's been a lovely day. I have had the good fortune to watch a monarch caterpillar form his chrysalis - and now we document the unveiling! Living in the country is so exciting!
Thanks for the font name, Georgia.
Love the photo - well composed and a great sky with the right balance between sky and ground to "pull" the eye upwards and the viewer into a reflective mood.
I think I'd prefer it without the words superimposed. If it were hung, the words on a card next to it or written on the matte would be perfect, though.
All imho, of course!
beautiful pairing of words and photography.
i'm just trying to hang on to one day at a time
Highton-Ridley: Thank you for the suggestion about not putting the words on the image...I see what you mean. It work work for a greeting card, I think.
Char - I'm trying to live one day at a time intentionally, and not worry so much about what's coming down the road. It's not always easy:).
Beautiful clouds like these epitomise summer skies don't they? Love the poem too!
the sky in the photo is stunning.
So b&w beauty, and Emerson is my man!
Thanks for sharing.
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