Lately, as I write, and rewrite, and rework my novel, I have thought much about beauty-- in stories, in relationships, in the way things look and feel, and the way words sound when read. But beauty and achieving it is not something easily done. Anyone with a blank canvas and a handful of brushes knows that beautiful art is not easily created. Anyone with a keyboard and a blank screen knows that excellent writing cannot quickly be hammered out. But somehow, beauty is ..."Beauty is not caused. It is." -Emily Dickinson
Often, I turn to photographs for inspiration. I thought I would share a few with you, flowers I photographed in our former gardens.
Beauty is ...
one of my favorite combinations of garden roses in bloom
a beautifully-painted Black Swallowtail butterfly on Echinacea
the jaw-dropper of a daylily, about twelve inches wide
my personal favorite: Bellaroma rose dazzling in dew at first morning's light
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting ... " -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Starting the Conversation (leave a comment below): What do you think about beauty and art? Can beauty be created? Or like Emily Dickinson said so eloquently, do you believe that "beauty is"?
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