Words that Inspire: My Interpretation (April)

"I never had any other desire so strong,

and so like to covetousness,

as that one which I have had always,

that I might be master at last

of a small house and a large Garden."  

 ~Abraham Cowley, The Garden, 1666

Words that Inspire - My Interpretation

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"A flower touches everyone's heart."

~Georgia O'Keefe

What a great quote!  Flowers truly touch everyone's heart.  In me, they evoke so many emotions and memories in the deepest reaches of my heart.  To interpret this quote today, I grabbed my camera and my daughter, and we searched the garden for flowers that touched our hearts.  Indeed, this brought back many memories for me, as my daughter has reached "THAT" age and doesn't hang out with me as much these days.  When she was little, she would run all over the garden, while I worked, picking every imaginable flower she could find.  She would pile up her rainbow of colors on the white wicker chair that set on the front porch, and then ask me to take pictures of her colorful arrangements.  Looking back, oh, how I wish I had left the work and run around picking flowers with her!  She has grown up all so suddenly.