May moon

May 9, 2019 ... The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary. ~Alfred Kreymborg From out yon nimbus cloud, the 

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds. ~Henry David Thoreau

No tripod, only resting elbows on a tote; taking fast shots and laughing out loud at what the camera captured!

 How like a queen comes forth the lonely Moon
From the slow opening curtains of the clouds
Walking in beauty to her midnight throne!
~George Croly, Diana

The camera has never captured the blue morning sky before

I am mad with the sight of stars, and frenzied with the beauty of the silver, wanton moon. ~Muriel Strode (1875–1964), "Prayers of a Worldling: V," A Soul's Faring, 1921

Have  no idea what I had chosen on the camera, just enjoyed the outcome.  MAGIC

Under every full moon, there’s light that brings joy to us during night. ~@Lauren Shea, @LaurenSheaa

MAGIC -- THANK YOU GOD!

Cone flower seeds in winter

Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps;
Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps.
~A. Bronson Alcott, "The Garden," Tablets, 1868

Even at the end of their days, the Cone flower is  photogenic

Before pulling out "finished" flowers, think of letting these seeds blowing around in the garden (if it is not a marshaled, neat, orderly one). The joy of watching  for the new seedlings can make a dreary late winter garden something to take pleasure in.