Kootenay Rockies

"Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do"   Elizabeth Bowen



Snow capped Kootenay Rockies in southwest British Columbia. AS beautiful as it is it's all an illusion.

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Yellowstone Lily Pads

"Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise."   Marcus Aurelius

And beauty is many times to be found in the most ordinary places. To be sure there is nothing ordinary about Yellowstone National Park. However, I doubt the Twin Lakes rate that high in comparison to other places in this majestic park. Yet, that is where I found these lily pads that made this exquisite "painting".

PS: this is not the by-product of Photoshop or any other major manipulation program.




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The Kiss

" The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennui s, vanish, all duties even."     Ralph Waldo Emerson



If you let your imagination reign I think you will see what looks like a woman kissing the icicle next to her. A cold lover to be sure. Nature surely does create the most intriguing designs! The image is naturally black and white.

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"Distance Lends Enchantment To The View"

"Distance lends enchantment to the view."     Mark Twain



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Emperor Penquins

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."    Albert Einstein



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Monet Aspen

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly."    Claude Monet




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Nature: The One True Artist

"There is only one true artist and that is Nature. We human artists regale ourselves, strut about and bask in the praise and attention of others. We are nothing but posers worthy of none of it." -- Kinsey Barnard



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Autumn is a second spring....

"Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower"
 Albert Camus



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Friendship

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when they discover that someone else believes in them and is willing to trust them. "           Ralph Waldo Emerson




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Simplicity & Elegance

"There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit."
  Alexander Pope

"Simplicity, carried to an extreme, becomes elegance."

Jon Franklin

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Eternity

"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror."

Kahlil Gibran




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Pond Palette-Impressionism

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love." Claude Monet




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Wounded Fir

"This world is but a canvas to our imaginations." Henry David Thoreau
 




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