I feel I stand in a desert with my hands outstretched, and you are raining down upon me.
― Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This was taken at a scenic view and hiking trail outside of Sedona, AZ during a recent vacation. I was surprised and delighted to find this patch of royal-purple irises. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well…
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This was taken at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ during a recent vacation. This has become one of my favorite spots to see when visiting family in the area. April might possibly have been the best time to visit with everything in bloom. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Men come and go, cities rise and fall, whole civilizations appear and disappear-the earth remains, slightly modified. The earth remains, and the heartbreaking beauty where there are no hearts to break….I sometimes choose to think, no doubt perversely, that man is a dream, thought an illusion, and only rock is real. Rock and sun.
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This was taken at the Grand Canyon during the tail end of the sunset golden hour. The colors were glorious and I’m so pleased with the watercolor intensity. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them – there’s only us.
― Oprah Winfrey
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Human behavior is messy and unpredictable and unconcerned with convenient symmetries.
–Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed
To see the inspiration behind this original digital art, please see the story here.
The best relationships in our lives are the best not because they have been the happiest ones, they are that way because they have stayed strong through the most tormentful of storms.
― Pandora Poikilos, Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
You are my sunlight in the dark and the ground beneath my feet.
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale
Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a glass sun-catcher that hangs in my office window. Taken on a bright morning with no special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
I want something else. I’m not even sure what to call it anymore except I know it feels roomy and it’s drenched in sunlight and it’s weightless and I know it’s not cheap. Probably not even real.
― Mark Z. Danielewski
Below is the original photo used to create this image. I found this flowering bush on a sunrise walk around my neighborhood. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
After every storm, there is a rainbow. If you have eyes, you will find it. If you have wisdom, you will create it. If you have love for yourself and others, you won’t need it.
― Shannon L. Alder
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Lovers alone wear sunlight.
― E.E. Cummings
Below is the original photo used to create this image. I found this lovely and unusual flower in a small garden near my parking deck in downtown Richmond, VA. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
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