"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony."
- William Henry Channing
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| "Queen Lace", 2012 Glacier National Park, MT |
Queen Anne's Lace - weed or wildflower? I love how Queen Anne's Lace covers the ground and provides a softness as well as show the delicacy of the pedals in "Queen Lace".
Legend says that Queen Anne, the wife of King James I was challenged by her friends to create lace as beautiful as a flower. While making the lace, she pricked her finger, and it is said that the purple red flower in the center of Queen Anne's Lace represents a droplet of her blood. Also called Wild Carrot (since Queen Anne's Lace is the wild progenitor of today's carrot), Bishop's Lace, or Bird's Nest(for the nest like appearance of the bright white and rounded flower in full bloom), in the language of flowers, Queen Anne's Lace represents sanctuary (The Meaning & Symbolism of Queen Anne's Lace, Teleflora).
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