Friday, June 3, 2011

That beautiful season... Summer

I fell in love with these summertime quotesI couldn't decide on just one or two, so I thought I'd share them instead, with all of you...  Hope you enjoy, and have a beautiful day!


"If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance."  ~Bern Williams

Oh, the summer night
Has a smile of light
And she sits on a sapphire throne.
~Barry Cornwall


 "What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade."  ~Gertrude Jekyll


No price is set on the lavish summer;
June may be had by the poorest comer.
~James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal, 1848


"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day.  No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them."  ~Aldo Leopold


"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the 
clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time."
~John Lubbock



"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."  ~Henry James


Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; 
and the landscape lay as if new...
Created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 


A life without love is like a year without summer.  
~Swedish Proverb

21 comments:

  1. The artwork is taken from two watercolor paintings I did for my daughter in the days just before she was born. The night sky is actually from a winter scene.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Lovely paintings and lovely quotes.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wonderful quotes and beautiful painting...so full of life and joy!Happy PPF! POP ART MINIS

    ReplyDelete
  4. Smashing paintings with great quotes. Happy PPF, Annette x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Awesome paintings ~ and wonderful quotes! ~namaste, CArol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF ^_^

    ReplyDelete
  6. Beautiful! These are parts of larger paintings, then? They stand on their own as the cropped versions, very well.

    ReplyDelete
  7. lovely quotes and beautiful watercolours. Funny enough the night sky seemed more wintery to me so I'm glad you said that it was actually from a winter scene - I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Thank you all! I look forward to checking out everyone's artwork :)

    Melisa, the bottom painting of clouds and hills is actually the top part of the floral painting in the middle. The starry night comes from a winter scene with snowy pine trees, a fence, and hills... it has a very calm and peaceful feel. Thank you again :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. nice quotes to go with your beautiful, restful art.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lovely paintings (or pieces) :)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Perfect words for awesome paintings! Happy PPF!!! Deb

    ReplyDelete
  12. I Love the path through flowers. All lovely but that is my favorite. Can you show it all together next week?

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow, thank you again everyone :)

    Rosie... sure, I think that would be great to show both paintings in full. I feel the same way... I love the flowers and the path. The winter scene is very nice though too... serene.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Such a beautiful summer post! (It makes me feel sorry that it's ending) Your watercolors are wonderful and the accompanying quotes are great :)

    xo
    Kristin

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thank you Kristen ~ it's close to 100 degrees today, and so right now I'm having fond thoughts about Autumn's return... glad you liked the watercolors & quotes :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love your use of vibrant color. Both works are beautiful and envoke different feelings in me. Love them! Happy PPF!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Thank you Sheri ~ your horses are beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Excellent paintings with wonderful words.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Such beautiful paintings and fabulous quotes. Thank you for finding & sharing these. That last one is my favorite! LOVE it! Have a great rest of the week. :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Beautiful cozy scenes and great summer quotes :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Gorgeous paintings!! And love the quotes, (I've used two of them in journals.)

    ReplyDelete

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless.”

~ Mother Teresa