June 19, 2017 (170/365)
"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you." - Isaiah 66:13. As heaven gained an angel today, I feel blessed and overwhelmed by so many kind words, prayers, love, and support from friends, family, colleagues, and my mom's caregivers. Thank you all.
June 18, 2017 (169/365)
"A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions; and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant – rare, unusual, ordinary – but it is also a color, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself." - Roberto Burle Marx
June 17, 2017 (168/365)
“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June." - Al Bernstein
June 16, 2017 (167/365)
« Le site sauvage, la solitude complète du lieu, le bruit du torrent ajoutaient une poésie sublime à l’architecture imposante qui s’offrait à mes yeux. » - Prosper Mérimée, Notes d’un voyage dans le Midi de la France (1835)
Le Pont du Gard is a 2000 year-old, tri-level, Roman aqueduct, built to carry water to the neighboring town of Nîmes, a city in the Occitane region of southern France. In addition to this UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nîmes is also known for Roman arena (70 AD) and Maison Carrée (Roman temple).
The view from the Pont du Gard
Nîmes
La Maison Carrée (Roman Temple)
Roman Arena (70 AD)
1000-year-old olive tree
June 15, 2017 (166/365)
“The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” - Kate Chopin, The Awakening
June 14, 2017 (165/365)
“Rain is grace; without rain, there would be no life." - John Updike